Semnatura profesor: Boldizsr Zeyk Anna

Semnatura sef de catedra: Selyem Tnde

Semnatura director: Popa Mrta

coala: Liceul Jnos Zsigmond, Cluj-Napoca

Limba: engleza
Opional: Jucnd nvm limba englez
Clasa: I-a 1 or/sptmn

SCHOOL DECISION CURRICULUM

OPTIONAL COURSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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 Argument

The following optional course was made in order to

familiarize pupils with the English accent, pronunciation,
vocabulary and basic grammar rules, considering the fact that they
had a first contact with this foreign language since the
kindergarten.

Nowadays parents ask for an optional English language

course starting with a very young age. They realise that in the
modern world one cannot function efficiently without knowledge
of computers and of at least one foreign language. This has become
a matter of necessity for todays individual.

Learning the English language their children will have the

opportunity to study abroad, to integrate themselves in the modern
life techonology, to travel, to apply for a good job, so to be
successful in any part of the world.

Many parents are also aware of the fact that there are more
chances to learn a foreign language from an early age, that is why
they choose the optional English language courses for their
children and allow them to keep the contact with this foreign
language by watching cartoons, films, playing computer games or
listening to music.

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Nr. Objectives Referential objectives Learning Evaluation
crt. activities

1. The 1. to recognize and to Pronunciation Direct

pronounce the English exercises
observation
development of sounds;
2. to deduce some simple Poems
Oral words from the context;
Exercises
3. to develop a positive Games
communication attitude towards the English
language learning; Songs
abilities 4. to participate in
conversations using simple Stories Tests
sentences;

2.
The Dialogues
5. to give information about
themselves; Short
Development of dialogues
6. to describe objects and
persons;
Oral reception
7. to express their opinions Portfolios
and preferences; Drawings
abilities
8. to develop their
pronunciation through songs,
rhymes, and poems; Flash-cards

3.
The 9. to be creative and
spontaneous;
Development 10. to work in team;
11. to assert curiosity towards Plays
of cultural and the British traditions and
customs;
intellectual

attitudes

Means of evaluation:

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 short dialogues in pairs;
answers to teachers questions;
didactic games;
describing images, presenting short projects on different topics;
competitions;

CONTENTS

VOCABULARY

school, the classroom

persons
family
everday life, activities
clothes
holidays
colours
the rooms of the house
domestic animals
food
wild animals
the human body
means of transport
the weather
towns

STRUCTURES

present simple of the verb to be, affirmative and interogative

the imperative
the demonstrative adjective: this
the plural of nouns
the possessive adjectives: my, his, her, your
the adjectives
there is, there are
have got, has got

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 I like/ dont like/ Do you like?
The prepositions (in, on under)
Questions : where, who

MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS

to greet and to answer

to introduce himself and to introduce somebody else
to identify the members of the family
to give and ask for information
to give orders
to describe actions

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 UNITS OF LEARNING
Unit of learning Objectives Number Week
of hours
1. Introduction. Greetings 2 S1 S2
1.1, 1.2, 1.3
2. Alphabet. Family 2 S3 S4
2.1, 2.2, 2.3,
3. School. My Classroom. 2 S5 S6
3.1, 3.2, 3.3,
4. In the house. My Room. 2 S7 S8
4.1, 4.2
5. My town. Buildings. Directions. 2 S9 S10

6. Numbers. Clocks. 2 S11 S12

7. Colours. Shapes. 2 S13 S14

8. Christmas time! Santas coming! 2 S15 S16

9. Seasons. Whats the weather like? 2 S17 S18

10. Revision 2 S19

11. My body.Going to the gym! 2 S20 S21

12. Food and Drinks. 2 S22 S23

1.1, 1.2, 1.3
13. In the garden. Fruit & vegetables. 2 S24 S25
2.1, 2.2, 2.3,
14. Animals. My pet. 2 S26 S27
3.1, 3.2, 3.3,
15. Easter. Spring time. 2 S28 S29
4.1, 4.2
16. Days of the week. Months 2 S30 S31

17. Clothes. I like my... 2 S32 S33

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18. Toys 1 S34

19. Revision 1 S35

The project of the course

Optional course: English language

Motivation for choosing that object:

o a modern language
o means of communication
o useful in nowadays

Teaching and learning English in primary and elementary school

follow the pupils cognitive development. It fallows two types of objectives:

I. The cognitive objectives

1.
the development of the communicative competence;
enlarge their cultural view learning about Anglo-American
and European traditions;

2. the development of pupils ability to work individually using

different techniques and also in groups (team work).

II. The atitudinal objectives

1. the development of a favourable attitude to some personal

relations with the Anglo-American civilisation.
2. a specific motivation to continue study English language.
3. the ability to transform the English language learnt during the
classes into personal experiences used in real life situations.
4. the formation of some human qualities such as : the
tolerance, spirit of understanding, fairplay.

The development of communicative competence is based on the

interaction of four abilities:

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 understanding and oral expression
understanding and written expression

Bibliography

1. Dakin, J., (1997) - Songs and rhymes, Longman.

2. Graham, C. (2004) - Picture Dictionary with Songs and Chants,

Longman.

3. Graz, E. (2003) - The Express Picture Dictionary, Express Publishing.

4. Ionescu, C. (2004) - Limba englez, cls. a I-a, Aramis.

Ionescu, C. (2000) - Zoo Alphabet, Aramis.

Ionescu, C. (1999) - Limba englez - Caiet de evaluare, Aramis.

Ionescu, C. (1998) - My first dictionary, Aramis.

Ionescu, C. (2003) - Gramatica limbii engleze pentru clasele I-IV,

Aramis.

5. Lobo, M. J., (2000) - Here Comes Super Bus 1, Macmillan Heinemann.

6. Lungu, I., (2003) - A teaching practical guide for primary teachers of

English, Cartea Universitar.

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