First, it makes the assumption that what teachers need to know about grammar is not limited to what the national curriculum requires them to teach about it. Clearly, teachers do need to be equipped with the knowledge they are expected to pass on to pupils, but in these pages I will try to demonstrate that an understanding of language structure is relevant not only for teaching grammar itself, but also for teaching writing, spelling, reading, literature, and media. It can also assist teachers in making informed and systematic assessments of pupils' language development, as part of the ongoing activity of monitoring their learning.
The basic aim of the course is to teach the pupils to use English through material which has been structurally graded and integrated. Integration has been based on the following principles: Nothing will be spoken before it has been heard. Nothing will be read before it has been spoken. Nothing will be written before it has been read. There are 60 Teaching Units in Book One. Each Teaching Unit consists of two classroom lessons making 120 lessons in all of 30-45 minutes each. The presentation is entirely audio-visual at the outset but becomes audio-visual-lingual after the pupils have made some progress.
Using a combination of fantasy and factual content, Tracks addresses the stage pupils go through as they learn a new language. These original tales are full of adventures that will keep young learners motivated through each and every class. Lessons include cross-curricular content, personalisation activities and project work, giving pupils the chance to share their own experiences in the classroom as well as countless oppurtunities for recycling and assessment.
Using a combination of fantasy and factual content, Tracks addresses the stage pupils go through as they learn a new language. These original tales are full of adventures that will keep young learners motivated through each and every class. Lessons include cross-curricular content, personalisation activities and project work, giving pupils the chance to share their own experiences in the classroom as well as countless opportunities for recycling and assessment.
Using a combination of fantasy and factual content, Tracks addresses the stage pupils go through as they learn a new language. These original tales are full of adventures that will keep young learners motivated through each and every class. Lessons include cross-curricular content, personalisation activities and project work, giving pupils the chance to share their own experiences in the classroom as well as countless opportunities for recycling and assessment.
