APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

LIFE

TEXTS

LITERATURE

LANGUAGE

LITERATURE-BASED, NOT GENRE-FOCUSED 1. Philippine Literature in English in Four Periods 2. The traditions and aspirations of the Filipino people

Philippine Folk Literature in Translation

Period of Apprenticeship Period of Emergence Contemporary Period

INFORMATIVE TEXTS AS PARALLEL TEXTS 1. To enrich/expand thematic focus 2. To link students to current affairs, issues, and concerns 3. To teach media literacy

COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR

1. Elicitation 2. Generalization 3. Controlled Practice 4. Individual Practice 5. Expansion/ Enrichment

FOCUS ON COMMON AREAS OF DIFFICULTY IN GRAMMAR

1. Not sequential 2. Common errors included in standard and international English proficiency tests

USE OF CULMINATING PERFORMANCE TASKS

1. Typically weaves study strategies, especially for information management 2. Balance between individual and cooperative learning

L inking life, literature, and language I ntegrating themes, texts, and tasks G aining mastery of language forms and rules of usage H oning independent study strategies T hinking through a variety of texts and tasks