Objectives of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in

the Primary Stage

The objectives of teaching English in the Primary Stage are intended to
familiarize the pupils with the language (orally and in writing) in a stress-
free and fun-loaded atmosphere to prepare them for more demanding tasks
in the subsequent stages.
Below is the general statement of the performance objectives of teaching
English as a foreign language in grades one, two, three, four, five & six in
the Primary Stage in terms of language skills for convenience.
Aims
The aims in the early grades are:
• To assure that learning English is easy while developing a child’s
enthusiasm for, and the desire to learn a new language.
• To develop positive learning habits such as turn taking, organizational
skills, and cooperative learning.
• To enlarge children’s horizons so that they become familiar with different
cultures while developing an understanding of their own.
• To experience language awareness in terms of how English works and
differs from Arabic.
• To enable children to communicate simply but effectively through the
development of oral proficiency in English.
• To lay solid foundations for the development of literacy skills in English.
Course Components
"Time for English" Years 1, 2 and 3 consists of the following:
a) Student’s Books (First Term & Second Term)
b) CD
c) A Teacher’s Guide
Course Components of Years 4, 5 & 6 Primary
The components of the course for levels 4, 5 and 6 (Time for English) are
as follows:
a) Student’s Books (First Term & Second Term)
b) Workbook (First Term & Second Term)
c) CD
d) A Teacher’s Guide
Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 1 ‫ﺗﻮزﯾﻊ ﻣﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬ ELT Counsellor's Office
( 2017 - 2018 ) ‫اﻟﺼﻒ اﻷول اﻻﺑﺘﺪاﺋﻲ‬
( ‫ ﺛﻼث ﺣﺼﺺ أﺳﺒﻮﻋﯿﺎ ً ) ﻓﺘﺮة وﻧﺼﻒ‬:‫اﻟﺨﻄﺔ اﻟﺪراﺳﯿﺔ‬ ٢٠١٨ / ٢٠١٧ ‫اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ‬

First Term
Time for English - Primary One
Month
Student's Book

September Unit 1
October Units 1 (cont.) + 2
November Units 3 + 4
December Unit 5 + Review 1
January ( 2018 ) Revision

Second Term
Time for English - Primary One
Month
Student's Book

February Units 6 + 7
March Units 8 + 9
April Unit 10 + Review 2
May Revision
Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 2 ‫ﺗﻮزﯾﻊ ﻣﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬ ELT Counsellor's Office
(2017 - 2018) ‫اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ اﻻﺑﺘﺪاﺋﻲ‬
( ‫ ﺛﻼث ﺣﺼﺺ أﺳﺒﻮﻋﯿﺎ ً ) ﻓﺘﺮة وﻧﺼﻒ‬:‫اﻟﺨﻄﺔ اﻟﺪراﺳﯿﺔ‬ ٢٠١٨ / ٢٠١٧ ‫اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ‬

First Term
Time for English - Primary Two
Month
Student's Book

September Revision + Unit 1

October Units 2 + 3
November Review 1 + Units 4 + 5
December Unit 6 + Review 2
January ( 2018 ) Revision

Second Term
Time for English - Primary Two
Month
Student's Book

February Units 7 + 8
March Units 9 + Review 1 + 10
April Units 11 + 12 + Review 2
May Revision
Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 3 ‫ﺗﻮزﯾﻊ ﻣﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬ ELT Counsellor's Office
(2017 - 2018) ‫اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ اﻻﺑﺘﺪاﺋﻲ‬
( ‫ ﺛﻼث ﺣﺼﺺ أﺳﺒﻮﻋﯿﺎ ً ) ﻓﺘﺮة وﻧﺼﻒ‬:‫اﻟﺨﻄﺔ اﻟﺪراﺳﯿﺔ‬ ٢٠١٨ / ٢٠١٧ ‫اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ‬

First Term
Time for English - Primary Three
Month
Student's Book

September Unit 1
October Units 1 (cont.) + 2
November Unit 3 + Review 1
December Units 4 + 5 + 6 + Review 2
January ( 2018 ) Revision

Second Term
Time for English - Primary Three
Month
Student's Book

February Units 7 + 8
March Units 8 ( cont.) + 9 + Review 3
April Units 10 + 11 + 12 + Review 4
May Revision
 Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 4 ‫ﺗﻮزﯾﻊ ﻣﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬ ELT Counsellor's Office
(2017 - 2018) ‫اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ اﻻﺑﺘﺪاﺋﻲ‬
ً ‫ ﺛﻼث ﺣﺼﺺ أﺳﺒﻮﻋﯿﺎ‬:‫اﻟﺨﻄﺔ اﻟﺪراﺳﯿﺔ‬ ٢٠١٨ / ٢٠١٧ ‫اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ‬

First Term
Time for English - Year 4
Month
Student's Book & Workbook

September Unit 1
October Units 2 + 3
November Review 1 + Unit 4
December Units 5 + 6 + Review 2
January ( 2018 ) Revision

Second Term
Time for English - Year 4
Month
Student's Book & Workbook

February Units 7 + 8
March Units 9 + Review 3 + 10
April Units 11 + 12 + Review 4
May Revision
 Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 5 ‫ﺗﻮزﯾﻊ ﻣﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬ ELT Counsellor's Office
(2017 - 2018) ‫اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺲ اﻻﺑﺘﺪاﺋﻲ‬
ً ‫ ﺛﻼث ﺣﺼﺺ أﺳﺒﻮﻋﯿﺎ‬:‫اﻟﺨﻄﺔ اﻟﺪراﺳﯿﺔ‬ ٢٠١٨ / ٢٠١٧ ‫اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ‬

First Term
Time for English - Year 5
Month
Student's Book & Workbook

September Unit 1
October Units 2 + 3
November Review 1 + Unit 4
December Units 5 + 6 + Review 2
January ( 2018 ) Revision

Second Term
Time for English - Year 5
Month
Student's Book & Workbook

February Units 7 + 8
March Units 9 + Review 1 +10
April Units 11 + 12 + Review 2
May Revision
Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus Ministry of Education
Time for English Primary 6 ‫ﺗﻮزﯾﻊ ﻣﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬ ELT Counsellor's Office
(2017 - 2018) ‫اﻟﺼﻒ اﻟﺴﺎدس اﻻﺑﺘﺪاﺋﻲ‬
ً ‫ ﺛﻼث ﺣﺼﺺ أﺳﺒﻮﻋﯿﺎ‬:‫اﻟﺨﻄﺔ اﻟﺪراﺳﯿﺔ‬ ٢٠١٨ / ٢٠١٧ ‫اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ‬

First Term
Time for English - Year 6
Month
Student's Book & Workbook

September Unit 1
October Units 2 + 3
November Unit 4
December Unit 5 + Review
January ( 2018 ) Revision

Second Term
Time for English - Year 6
Month
Student's Book & Workbook

February Units 6 + 7
March Units 8 + 9
April Unit 10 + Review
May Revision