Presented by: LORNA DIG-DINO Assistant Secretary for Programs and Projects Department of Education 2 nd National Conference Sponsored by UST Department.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN THE K-12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM

Presented by:LORNA DIG-DINOAssistant Secretary for Programs and ProjectsDepartment of Education

2nd National Conference Sponsored by UST Department of English

THE PRESENTATION FOCUSES ON:

K-12 Curriculum Framework and Model

K-12 English Curriculum Challenges of K-12 English Language Teaching and Learning

ENVISION

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Figure 7. The K to 12 Philippine Basic Education Curriculum Framework

THE IMPERATIVE FOR K TO 12

Streamline the curriculum to improve mastery of basic competencies

Ensure seamlessness of primary, secondary, and post-secondary competencies

Improve teaching through the use of enhanced pedagogies (e.g. spiral progression in Science & Math) and medium of instruction

Expand job opportunities (by reducing jobs-skills mismatch) and provide better preparation for higher learning

• CORE (Communication, Languages, Literature, Math, Philosophy, Science, Social Sciences) + TRACKS (with immersion): Academic; Technical-Vocational-Livelihood; Sports and Arts

Grades 11-12 (SHS)

• Core Learning Areas plus elective TLEGrades 9-10 (JHS Years 3-4)

• Core Learning Areas and exploratory TLE (1 per quarter)Grades 7-8 (JHS Years 1-2)

• Core Learning Areas (Araling Panlipunan, English, Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan / Technology & Livelihood Education, Edukasyon Sa Pagpapakatao, Filipino, Math, MAPEH [Music, Arts, PE, Health], Mother Tongue, Science); MTB-MLE from Grades 1-3

Grades 1-6

• Learning Domains: character/values development, physical health & motor development, social & emotional development, cognitive/intellectual development, creative/aesthetic development , language literacy & communication

Kindergarten

K TO 12 CURRICULUM MODEL

LEARNING AREA SUBJECTGRADE 11 GRADE 12

Total1st Sem 2nd Sem

1st Sem 2nd Sem

CORE CURRICULUM

LanguageEnglish 54 54 108

Filipino 54 54 108

Literature21st Century Regional Phil. Lit. 54 54

21st Century World Literature 54 54Communicati

on Media & Information Literacy 54 54

Mathematics Mathematics 54 54 108

Philosophy Philosophy of the Human Person 54 54

Natural Science *

Life/Physical Sciences – Lecture 54 54 108

Life/Physical Sciences – Laboratory 54 54 108

Social Sciences Contemporary Issues 54 54 108

TRACKS

Academic STRANDS 108 108 270 270 756

Total Hours 432 432 378 378 1620

Hours/Day (maximum) 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.2

Proposed Senior High School Curriculum B for Academic Track**

** Presented at the K-12 Steering Committee Meeting on 6 February 2013

* For BAM and HESS Strands only; STEM students will go through enriched Natural Science

(In Maximum Number of Hours)

LEARNING AREA SUBJECTGRADE 11 GRADE 12

Total1st Sem 2nd Sem 1st Sem 2nd Sem

CORE CURRICULUM

LanguageEnglish 54 54 108

Filipino 54 54 108

Literature21st Century Regional Phil. Lit. 54 54

21st Century World Literature 54 54

Communication Media & Information Literacy 54 54

Mathematics Mathematics 54 54 108

Philosophy Philosophy of the Human Person 54 54

Natural Science

Life/Physical Sciences – Lecture 54 54 108

Life/Physical Sciences – Laboratory 54 54 108

Social Sciences Contemporary Issues 54 54 108

TRACKS

Technical-Vocational-Livelihood

orSports and

Arts

STRANDS 270 270 324 540 1404

Total Hours 594 594 540 540 2268

Hours/Day (maximum) 6.6 6.6 6 6

Proposed Senior High School Curriculum for Tech-Voc-Livelihood and Sports & Arts Tracks**

** Presented at the K to 12 Steering Committee Meeting on 6 February 2013

(In Maximum Number of Hours)

T The Framework as of Jan.2013

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Learning Area Goal Domains

Integrated Language Arts: Mother-Tongue, Filipino, English/Other Foreign Languages

Communicative competence and critical literacy

1. Oral Language 2. Phonological Awareness 3. Book and Print Knowl;edge 4. Alphabet Knowledge 5. Phonics and Word Recognition6. Fluency7. Spelling8. Writing and Composition9. Grammar Awareness & Structure 10.Vocabulary Dev’t11.Reading Comprehension

o Schema & prior knowledge o Strategies o Narrative texto Information text

12. Listening Comprehension13. Attitudes towards language,

literacy and literature14. Study Strategies

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CHALLENGES IN THE K-12 BEP

PHILOSOPHY AND

RATIONALE:

Language: prim

ary

instrument o

f thought

& foundatio

n of all

human relatio

nships

1

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CHALLENGES IN THE K-12 BEP

Context of th

e

learners

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CHALLENGES IN THE K-12 BEP

Guiding p

rincip

les: e.g.

languages

are

interrelated

&

interdependent,

learning

require

s

meaning,

involves build

ing on

students’

existing

language co

mpetence,

including th

e use of n

on-

standard

forms

of th

e

language,

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CHALLENGES IN THE K-12 BEP

Ultimate goal:

apply the la

nguage in

interacting with

others,

understanding and le

arning

other content a

reas, and

fending for th

emselves

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CHALLENGES IN THE K-12 BEP

Content standards,

perform

ance st

andards, &

competencie

s per

domains of li

teracy

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CHALLENGES IN THE K-12 BEP

Teachers’

& Instr

uctional

Leaders’ challe

nges

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