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Essay on English Language
Language is a defining characteristic of human beings. Through a variety of social situations, students learn about language, words, sentence patterns, international patterns, and nonverbal cues, and they grow in their ability to use language. By interacting with others, children become confident users of language and versatile thinkers. Clearly, "language development is a long-term process that is interdependent with world experience and home and community language environments, attitudes, and opportunities to use and practice language" . The ultimate aim is to graduate individuals who can adapt language for learning, for expressing their ideas with fluency and clarity, and for communicating effectively with others.
Goals
- to develop students' English language abilities as a function of their thinking abilities
- to promote personal and social development by extending students' knowledge and use of the English language.
- to encourage enjoyment of and develop proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing
- to develop appreciation of, and responses to, literature.
These goals are developed through the continuum of foundational objectives and learning objectives for the Middle Level.
Principles
Through the language arts, students gain understanding and control of a very complex system of communication. Middle years students must learn to manipulate language and use the processes of speaking, listening, writing, and reading to clarify their thinking and enhance their interactions with others; they need to recognize how they can express and communicate ideas effectively and appropriately for specific purposes and audiences.
Language competence consists of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities. Middle Level students who are engaged in meaningful use of language recognize the social and academic benefits of improving their language and communication competency. Language learning and use must be authentic, reflecting the way language is acquired and used in real life.
Every classroom is a dynamic social community that serves as a resource for language learning...........
