Overview of the English Syllabus for Primary School from Year 1 to Year 6

Aims To equip learners with the basic skills and knowledge of the English language so as to enable them to communicate, both orally and in writing, in and out of school. Objectives By the end of the primary school learners should be able to: o Listen to and understand simple spoken English in certain given contexts. o Ask and answer question, speak and express themselves clearly to others using simple language and in an acceptable level of English. o Acquire good reading habits to understand, enjoy and extract information from a variety of simple texts o Write legibly and express ideas in simple language and in an acceptable level of grammar o Show an awareness of and an appreciation of moral values and a love towards the nation. Take into account that learners differ from each other in their individual learning styles and preferences. Educational emphasis includes: thinking skills, the skills of learning how to learn, values and citizenship education, multiple intelligences, and the importance of using real life examples to prepare learners for the real world. Reading The skill of reading is taught to enable learners to not only read independently a variety of texts but also to read with understanding so that they are able to extract information efficiently. Emphasise the skills of reading to help learners become independent readers and use a variety of texts. 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 acquire word recognition and word attack skills so that they are able to recognise words on sight acquire key words at various stages of development read and understand phrases, sentences, paragraphs and whole texts suitable for their level of development read aloud expressively and fluently pronouncing words correctly and observing correct stress, intonation and sentence rhythm understand the meaning of words by guessing their meaning through the use of: base words, prefixes, suffixes, contextual clues use the dictionary to get the appropriate meaning of words and phrases acquire additional vocabulary including: synonyms and antonyms, homographs and homophones, compound words and collective nouns, simple proverbs and similes skim and scan texts for gist and specific information read and understand simple factual texts for main ideas, supporting details, sequence, cause and effect relationships. read and enjoy simple stories and poems and respond to them by talking about the people, animals and moral values in the story or poem, and relating it to ones life. read simple texts and predict outcomes at a level suitable to the learners ability read simple texts and make inferences and draw obvious conclusions acquire problem solving skills read and obtain information from non-linear texts such as timetables, maps, graphs and diagrams at a level suited to the learners ability read widely and independently.

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