The Junior School EAL programme is designed to meet the needs of the students who do not speak English as their first language. These students receive lessons in English in groups small enough to ensure individual attention and positive reinforcement. They are helped to acquire the language, vocabulary and structures which they need both to function effectively within their classes and to integrate into the school community.
Objectives of the JS EAL Department
- to help students use English to meet personal, social and academic needs in the school environment.
- to promote and encourage individual and natural acquisition of language from the school environment.
- to help students acquire communicative competence in English through the cumulative development of all the necessary skills, taking into account each student’s stage of cognitive development and learning style.
The EAL curriculum offers continuity and progression from Primary 3 to the Middle School and is taught in a supportive environment that promotes pleasure in learning and pride in achievement. It provides the fullest possible support for students learning English who make up a large proportion of the school population.