The Intermediate Phase is a critically important period in schooling, when most learners make the transition from learning in their hom language to using English as the language of learning and teaching. Learners and teachers find it a daunting time. There are language and literacy challenges in learning English as a subject, added to the linguistic complexitiesaf classrooms in urban areas. Recent research has indicated thet many Intermediate Phase learners are also still not fluent readers. Teaching English as a First Additional Language in the Intermediate and Senior Phase will help teachers overcome these classroom challenges.
The book starts by exploring who the Intermediate and Senior Pase learner is - physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively - and then focuseson the skills of reading and viewing, writing, and speaking and listening. In addition the text:
- explains the supporting role the home language can play in learning an additional language
- provides strategies fot intergrating language skills in second-language classroom
- includes examples of how language teaching can be extended across all curriculum subjects
- explores ways in which assessment can be used to support students' learning
- focuses on the use of information and communication technologies in the language classroom
Teaching English as a First Additional Language in the Intermediate and Senior Phase is suitable for preservice teachers completing a BEd or a PGCE. In-service teacherswill also find it useful.
