الجمهورية الجسائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
وزارة التربية الوطنية
Ministry of National Education
National Curriculum Council املجلس الوطني للبرامج
برنامج اللغة إلانجليزية للسنة الرابعة
من مرحلة التعليم الابتدائي
SYLLABUS OF ENGLISH
FOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL YEAR 4
ديسمبر December 2022
SYLLABUS OF ENGLISH FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL YEAR 4
SYLLABUS OF ENGLISH
FOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL YEAR 4
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Preface
The inclusion of the English language in primary education aims primarily at enabling the Algerian child to open up more to the world and benefit from direct
scientific knowledge, as English is the first global language of technological innovations, commercial exchanges, and of intellectual and cultural communication. This
will undoubtedly help the Algerian children to integrate at an early age and in a smooth manner into the global movement of development and knowledge
transformation.
The advantage of integrating more than one foreign language in the Algerian primary education is clearly stated in article 2, section 6 of the National Law of
0rientation, which states that: “Empowering learners to master at least two foreign languages in order to open up to the world, considering foreign languages as a
means to refer to documentation and promote exchanges with foreign cultures and civilizations”. That is, learning to master two foreign languages at an early age will
enable the Algerian children to cope with globalisation and the 21st century requirements and provide them with more opportunities to have access to modern science,
advanced technology and world culture.
1. Finalities of learning English in key stage 1 of Primary Education.
The ultimate goal of the inclusion of English as another foreign language in the Algerian Primary Education, is to provide the Algerian child with opportunities
to learn another language which will contribute better to broaden his knowledge, structure his thoughts and develop his linguistic and communication skills in English
gradually. Therefore, at first level, the curriculum of English for key stage 1 of Primary Education gives priority to the oral aspect of language acquisition and
communication, without neglecting the written aspect which is introduced gradually.
2. Types of resources to be mobilized.
Installing the global competences successfully requires the mobilization of the following resources: Linguistic Resources and Cross-Curricular
resources.
- Linguistic Resources: They include lexis, grammar and pronunciation. These resources serve one of the target competence components related
to knowledge.
- Cross-Curricular Resources: They are set in an intellectual, methodological, communicative, personal and social order that contribute to the
structure of the learner's personality and attitude. They complement each other to develop a specific learning competence which is related to a specific
domain.
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KEY STAGE 1 YEAR 4
Global
Interact orally, comprehend oral messages and identify the meaning of words, expressions and simple sentences, decode symbols, read
competence simple messages and produce relevant information to fill in a form.
National Identity The learner is proud of being Algerian, Muslim, Arab and Amazigh.
National Conscience S/he respects her/his nation’s constant fundamental tenets.
Values
Citizenship S/he demonstrates respect towards others.
S/he Exchanges and communicates with friends from English-speaking countries to widen her/ his
Openness to the World
friendship.
The learner can
discover the relationship between the context, paralinguistic features and the meaning of words,
Intellectual expressions and sentences.
Competence discover the usage of words, expressions and sentences in oral interaction.
Exit Profile
demonstrate understanding of reading basics and the strategies of decoding symbols.
demonstrate understanding of the features of correct handwriting.
The learner can
make use of the context and paralinguistic features to identify the meaning of words, expressions and
Methodological sentences.
Competence exploit the linguistic repertoire and paralinguistic features to interact orally.
Cross- employ reading basics and the decoding strategies to understand messages.
curricular implement the features of correct handwriting.
The learner can:
competences react to verbal and non-verbal messages to show understanding
Communicative
select the appropriate words, expressions, sentences and paralinguistic features to interact orally.
Competence
communicate reading basics and the decoding strategies to peers.
achieve readability through the appropriate use of the features of correct handwriting.
The learner can:
Collaborate with peers verbally and non-verbally to comprehend oral messages.
Personal and Social Consider the context and paralinguistic features when interacting.
Competence
Consider reading basics and the decoding strategies to achieve others’ understanding.
value others’ writings.
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Domains Components of the Cross-Curricular Timing
Target Competence Resources
Competence Resources
The learner can: Teaching materials: Videos, songs, Intellectual
Oral Comprehension
cartoons, posters, pictures, shorts texts, -Discover the relationship
1. recognise the meaning of between the context,
short stories, etc.
words, expressions and Key Vocabulary paralinguistic features and the
sentences using the context and Words and chunks related to the learners’ meaning of words,
interests, immediate environment and expressions and sentences.
paralinguistic features. Methodological
Comprehend oral needs.
2. use the context and Lexis related -Make use of the context and
messages and identify
paralinguistic features to infer Numbers (11-30) paralinguistic features to
the meaning of words, Extended Family (aunts, uncles, identify the meaning of
meaning of words, expressions cousins, nephews, nieces, sons,
expressions and words, expressions and
and sentences. daughters) 29h
sentences in familiar sentences.
Friends & Keypals. Communicative
context using Languages and nationalities.
3. be an attentive listener. -React to verbal and non-
School mapping.
paralinguistic Fun time verbal messages to show
features. games understanding.
Body Personal and Social
Health -Collaborate with peers
Food verbally and non-verbally to
Animals (farm, zoo) comprehend oral messages.
Grammar
Oral formulaic expressions and chunks
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The learner can: related to the learners’ interests, Intellectual
Interact orally in immediate environment and needs. -Discover the usage of words,
communicative 1. identify simple words, Nouns expressions and sentences in
situations related to expressions, sentences to Adjectives: related to the topics oral interaction.
the learner’s Prepositions Methodological
interact orally. *Location: on the left/on the
immediate -Exploit the linguistic
2. use simple words, expressions, right/behind/in front of
environment, daily Article: the repertoire and paralinguistic
concern and interests features to interact orally.
Oral production
sentences and paralinguistic Interjections: wooow! hummm!
using simple words, features to interact orally. Pronouns (personal & Communicative
expressions and demonstrative): they, you, we, this, -Select the appropriate words,
sentences. 3. respect the interlocutor. that, these, those. expressions, sentences and
Present simple (to love / to like / to paralinguistic features to
prefer,…)
interact orally.
Present continuous
Statements Personal and Social
Questions: -Consider the context and
*Wh-questions (how, what, where, paralinguistic features when
when, how many) interacting orally.
*yes/no questions (do/does, is/are…?
is there? /are there?)
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The learner can: Teaching materials: Videos, songs, Intellectual
cartoons, posters, pictures, short stories, -Demonstrate understanding
and short texts of about 40 words, etc. of reading basics and the
Decode symbols, read 1. identify reading basics and the
Phonics (Sound and Spelling) decoding strategies.
simple messages of decoding strategies to read *Vowels (short, long): Methodological
Written comprehension
about 40 words and messages. - /ʊ/, /ə/ -Employ reading basics and
-/i:/, /ɑ:/, /ɔ:/, /ɜ:/, /u:/ the decoding strategies to
understand the 2. use reading basics and the
- consonant sounds /θ/ /ð/, /ʃ/, /ʈʃ/ understand messages.
meaning of words and decoding strategies to Communicative 8 h
Capitalization / Punctuation
sentences using understand the meaning of Capital letters: -Communicate reading basics
-At the beginning of the sentence, proper and the decoding strategies to
reading basics and the messages.
nouns (persons, towns, countries, peers.
decoding strategies 3. show respect to his peers’ nationalities, months,…). Personal and Social
readings. Punctuation: -Consider reading basics and
-Full stop, question mark, exclamation
the decoding strategies to
mark, comma, apostrophe in contracted
forms. achieve others’
understanding.
The learner can: Handwriting Intellectual
-Demonstrate understanding
Produce words using Numbers in letters. of the features of correct
correct handwriting to
1. recognize the components of Connected handwriting style (cursive) handwriting.
the form. Methodological
fill in a form with Capitalization
Written 2. complete a form using correct -Implement the features of
production specific details related correct handwriting.
handwriting and relevant Capital letters: 5h
to the learners’ At the beginning of the sentence, proper Communicative
information.
(Most of the immediate nouns (persons, towns, countries, -Achieve readability through
time, the 3. respect others’ writings. nationalities, months,…) the appropriate use of the
environment, daily features of correct
domains are
integrated) concern and interests. handwriting.
Personal and Social
-Value others’ writings.
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My Project: Mini Dictionary
Topics related to the learners’ immediate environment, daily concern and interests:
Family and Friends
Occupations and jobs
School (objects, subjects, facilities)
Health
Food
Games (individual, team, physical, mental and digital )
Celebrations (national, religious, social, cultural…)
Animals
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