tailieunhanh - Looking at English: Teaching & Learning English in Post-Primary Schools

Three other programmes come within the scope of this report: the Junior Certificate School programme (JCSP), introduced in 1996; the Transition Year programme, introduced in 1984 and mainstreamed in 1994; and the Leaving Certificate Applied programme (LCA), introduced in 1995. Each is aimed at a particular cohort of students and has specific objectives appropriate to these, but all share an emphasis on the development of language skills, from the basic literacy of reading and writing to the critical literacy required for analysing and interpreting texts | INSPECTORATE Looking at English Teaching Learning English in Post-Primary Schools OIDEACHAIS EDUCATION AGUS EOLAÍOCHTA I AND SCIENCE INSPECTORATE Contents 1 Introduction 2 4 Teaching and learning 28 Background to this report 2 Lesson structure 28 Purpose of this report 3 Use of resources 29 Structure of this report 3 Methods and strategies used 31 Rationale of this report 4 Development of skills 33 Evidence of learning 36 2 Provision and whole-school support for English 6 Classroom management and atmosphere 37 Timetabling 6 Deployment of teachers 8 5 Assessment and achievement 43 Formation of classes and placement Assessment in the classroom 43 of students 9 Homework 44 Resources 10 Assessment of incoming students 45 Continuing professional development 13 Summative assessment and Co-curricular activities 13 school examinations 45 Monitoring students achievement 47 3 Planning and preparation 17 The English department 17 6 Summary of best practice and areas The plan for English 19 for development 50 Individual planning 20 Programme planning 21 Useful web sites 52 Choice of texts 23 Planning for literacy support 25 Looking at English