English Lower Secondary Syllabus - Department of Education

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EnglishTeachers have a responsibility to ensure that the curriculum they teach, andthe classroom practices they use, give all students the opportunity to reachtheir full potential.RelevanceThe English syllabus should be relevant to the social, spiritual and resourcedevelopment needs of a community. A key focus of the English syllabus is toprovide all students with real life and relevant learning experiences. There isa clear emphasis on the development of practical skills and knowledge thatwill ensure students are able to achieve and maintain a sustainable way oflife beyond their school years. Learning English should provide students withopportunities to make connections with, and draw from their cultural,linguistic and everyday knowledge, skills and attitudes and apply this to whatis being learnt in their classrooms. It is essential that students are aware ofand value community and local knowledge and realise that learning takesplace inside and outside the school context.Most people in Papua New Guinea work in the informal economy. Studentswho leave at the end of Grade 10 may need to find work in the informaleconomy. These students, however, will not only need to be skilled to workin the informal economy, but they will also need to be prepared to work inthe formal economy and undertake further education if there areopportunities. To do this they will need to be functionally literate in English.Language development across the curriculumLanguage development across the curriculum should be encouragedbecause all subject areas provide meaningful contexts for real purposelearning of English. Vocabulary and grammar must be explicitly taught inrelevant contexts across the curriculum. Language also provides secondarystudents with opportunities to develop, explore and express their vernacularor lingua franca.Lifelong learningLearning English is an important part of a student’s education but learningcontinues throughout life. The experiences that students have in English arecritical in encouraging them to continue learning. Students know at least onelanguage when they come to school. They may learn others outside schooland continue to learn after they leave school. The curriculum should build onwhat students already know. Learning English promotes lifelong learningthrough everyday leisure activities such as watching the news,documentaries and dramas on television or listening to music and songs.IntegrationRelevant and meaningful teaching and learning experiences for LowerSecondary students can best be provided by integrating subjects so thatthey apply to real-life situations. The English language is used in all subjectsand assists with purposeful integration.8
Lower Secondary SyllabusSafetyThe Department of Education requires all teachers to have a duty of care. Allstudents have a duty to act responsibly and safely at all times. Teachers andstudents must follow safety instructions and procedures at all times. Theschools must observe all safety requirements as instructed by the Secretaryfor Education.9
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