Prepared By:

Mr Ragab Ahmed

Objectives of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in

the Primary Stage

The objectives of teaching English in the Primary Stage are intended to

familiarize the pupils with the language (orally and in writing) in a stressfree and fun-loaded atmosphere to prepare them for more demanding tasks
in the subsequent stages.
Below is the general statement of the performance objectives of teaching
English as a foreign language in grades one, two, three, four, five & six in
the Primary Stage in terms of language skills for convenience.

Aims
The aims in the early grades are:

To assure that learning English is easy while developing a childs

enthusiasm for, and the desire to learn a new language.
To develop positive learning habits such as turn taking, organizational
skills, and cooperative learning.
To enlarge childrens horizons so that they become familiar with different
cultures while developing an understanding of their own.
To experience language awareness in terms of how English works and
differs from Arabic.
To enable children to communicate simply but effectively through the
development of oral proficiency in English.
To lay solid foundations for the development of literacy skills in English.
Course Components
"Time for English" Years 1, 2 and 3 consists of the following:

a) Students Books (First Term & Second Term)

b) CD
c) A Teachers Guide

Course Components of Years 4, 5 & 6 Primary

The components of the course for levels 4, 5 and 6 (Time for English) are
as follows:

a)
b)
c)
d)

Students Books (First Term & Second Term)

Workbook (First Term & Second Term)
CD
A Teachers Guide

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus

Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 1
ELT Counsellor's Office

( 2014 - 2015 )
( ) :
/

First Term
Month
September
October
November
December
January ( 2015 )

Time for English - Primary One

Student's Book
Unit 1
Units 2 + 3
Units 4 + 5
Review 1
Review 1 (cont.)

Second Term
Month
February
March
April
May

Time for English - Primary One

Student's Book
Units 6 + 7
Units 8 + 9
Units 10 + Review 2
Review 2 (cont.)

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus

Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 2
ELT Counsellor's Office

( 2014 - 2015 )
( ) :
/

First Term
Month
September
October
November
December
January ( 2015 )

Time for English - Primary Two

Student's Book
Revision + Unit 1
Units 2 + 3
Review 1 + Units 4 + 5
Unit 6
Review 2

Second Term
Month
February
March
April
May

Time for English - Primary Two

Student's Book
Units 7 + 8
Units 9 + Review 1 + 10
Units 11 + 12
Review 2

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus

Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 3
ELT Counsellor's Office

( 2014 - 2015 )
( ) :
/

First Term
Month
September
October
November
December
January ( 2015 )

Time for English - Primary Three

Student's Book
Unit 1
Units 1 (cont.) + 2
Unit 3 + Review 1
Units 4 + 5 + 6
Unit 6 (cont.) + Review 2

Second Term
Month
February
March
April
May

Time for English - Primary Three

Student's Book
Units 7 + 8
Units 8 ( cont.) + 9 + Review 3
Units 10 + 11 + 12
Review 4

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus

Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 4
ELT Counsellor's Office

( 2014 - 2015 )
:
/

First Term
Month
September
October
November
December
January ( 2015 )

Time for English - Year 4

Student's Book & Workbook
Unit 1
Units 2 + 3
Review 1 + Unit 4
Units 5 + 6
Review 2

Second Term
Month
February
March
April
May

Time for English - Year 4

Student's Book & Workbook
Units 7 + 8
Units 9 + Review 3 + 10
Units 11 + 12
Review 4

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus

Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 5
ELT Counsellor's Office

( 2014 - 2015 )
:
/

First Term
Month
September
October
November
December
January ( 2015 )

Time for English - Year 5

Student's Book & Workbook
Unit 1
Units 2 + 3
Review 1 + Unit 4
Units 5 + 6
Review 2

Second Term
Month
February
March
April
May

Time for English - Year 5

Student's Book & Workbook
Units 7 + 8
Units 9 + Review 3 + Unit 10
Units 11 + 12
Review 4

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus

Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 6
ELT Counsellor's Office

( 2014 - 2015 )
:
/

First Term
Month
September
October
November
December
January ( 2015 )

Time for English - Year 6

Student's Book & Workbook
Unit 1
Units 2 + 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Review 1

Second Term
Month
February
March
April
May

Time for English - Year 6

Student's Book & Workbook
Units 6 + 7
Units 8 + 9
Unit 10
Review 2