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ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE DEPARTMENT
Mission
To contribute to the development of Yusoffians as Scholars, Statesmen & Sportsmen
Vision
Effective Lessons, Enriching Environment
Curriculum Goals
Yusoffians to be “World Ready"
- They are effective and articulate communicators (Statesmen)
- They possess the skills for life-long learning (Scholars)
- They are able to collaborate to achieve success (Sportsmen)
Key EL Programmes
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Programme
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Level/Stream
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Plain English Speaking Competitions
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Sec 1 to 5
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Extensive Reading Programme
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Sec 1 to 3
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Media Literacy through Experience
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Sec 1 to 3 ExpNA
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EL Assessment Plan
Continual Assessment 2010 (Sec 1 to 3)
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Writing
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Intensive Reading
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Listening &
Speaking
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Extensive Reading
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Weighting
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25%
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25%
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25%
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25%
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Min. No.
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4
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4
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4
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4
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Items for
testing
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Exp/NA
Free Writing
Situational Writing
NT
Guided Writing
Directed Writing
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Exp/NA
Comprehension with summary
NT
Comprehension
Cloze Summary
Cloze Passage
Form-filling
Graphic Stimulus
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All
Reading aloud (podcast)
Picture discussion
Conversation
Presentation
Speech
Choral recitation
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All
As per Reading Programme:
- Quiz
- Chapter Summary
- Mindmap
- Reflection
- Critical Response
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Semestral Assessment 2010 (Sec 1 to 5)
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Paper 1 |
Paper 2
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Paper 3 |
Paper 4 |
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Free Writing
Situational Writing
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Sec 1 & 2
Cloze Passage
Comprehension
with Summary
Sec 3 & 4
Comprehension
with Summary
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Sec 1 & 2
Reading Aloud (Recorded)
Picture Discussion (Written)
Conversation (during EOY Exam)
Sec 3 & 4
All components tested during EOY/Prelim Exam
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N.A. |
| NA |
Free Writing
Situational Writing
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Cloze Passage
Comprehension
with Summary
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Sec 1 & 2
Reading Aloud (Recorded)
Picture Discussion (Written)
Conversation (during EOY Exam)
Sec 3, 4 & 5
All components tested during EOY/Prelim Exam
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| NT |
Guided Writing
Comprehension
Directed Writing |
Editing
Cloze Passage
Form-filling
Graphic Stimulus |
Listening Comprehension |
Sec 1 & 2
Reading Aloud (Recorded)
Conversation (during EOY Exam)
Sec 3 & 4
All components tested during EOY/Prelim Exam
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