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The aim of the English language programme



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The aim of the English language programme

The English curriculum aims to develop learners who gain the mid level of language skills through the following:



  • varied tasks which foster analysis, evaluation and creative thinking

  • exposure to a wide variety of spoken and written sources

  • stimulating and challenging subject matter.

The English curriculum aims to provide opportunities for learners to communicate effectively with different audiences. It will achieve this aim through frequent opportunities in the school environment for interaction with peers, teachers and visitors, and through interactive tasks which involve informal and formal spoken and written presentations. There will also be a focus on out-of-school interaction with learners communicating online and face-to face with speakers of English from other cultures.

Learners should become innovative, critical and creative thinkers by actively participating in a learning environment which encourages objective analysis of subject matter and language content to support arguments with evidence and examples, to use language imaginatively, and to develop strong ‘learning to learn’ skills. The study of English using the methods described in the English subject programme should enable learners to articulate their ideas with confidence and clarity to different audiences and enable them to reflect on how they can make a positive contribution to Kazakhstani society.

In the primary school years, the content of the programme is aimed at developing learners’ ability to use English in daily exchanges and providing a sound basis for further study. The primary English language programme aims to develop learners’ English language skills, develop learners’ interest and self-confidence, and instil a positive attitude towards learning English.

Through the study of English learners will understand:

• instructions enabling them to play games in English

• common daily expressions in short dialogues

• simple spoken English or recorded English

• simple stories

• simple English cartoons, films or programmes

Learners will be able to:

• tell simple stories and short texts

• write sentences based on given models

• perform stories, short plays, songs, rhymes

• use common daily expressions in short dialogues

Learners will have a vocabulary of 450-500 words based on topics such as numbers, colours, time, weather, food, clothes, toys, animals, plants, parts of the body, personal information, family, school, friends, entertainment, sport, holidays.

Implementation of the trilingualism policy

Education Organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan build the base of communicative competence with the aim to develop functional literacy.

Education Organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan implement the trilingualism policy through teaching Kazakh, Russian and English from Grade 1.

Learning three languages is focused on building communicative skills through the development of four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).

This language policy is exemplified for English in the following sections of this subject programme:

5 Pedagogic approaches for English language programme

How teachers will ensure learners develop the language knowledge and skills required for the subject

8 Developing communication skills in English language programme

How teachers will ensure learners develop high level competences in listening, speaking, reading and writing through the subject

9 Assessment in English language programme

The language of assessment is specified.

Description of the organisational requirements for English language programme

The number of hours in the programme for each grade:

grade 1 – 1 x 35-minute sessions/week x 33 weeks/year = 33 academic hours per year;

grade 2 – 2 x 45-minute sessions/week x 34 weeks/year = 68 academic hours per year;

grade 3 – 2 x 45-minute sessions/week x 34 weeks/year = 68 academic hours per year;

grades 4 – 2 x 45-minute sessions/week x 34 weeks/year = 68 academic hours per year.



Facilities and resources required for the subject programme for English:

  • visual aids and realia – story/conversational/memory posters, grammar charts, games, songs, phonics cards, word flashcards, toys and Cuisenaire rods;

  • reference resources - picture dictionaries, mono and multilingual dictionaries;

  • sets of textbooks which include a cultural and historical background of Kazakhstan;

  • additional English practice books on grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, authentic reading material - books, magazines, newspapers, the Internet;

  • computers with the Internet access, CD and DVD players;

  • mobile/flexible furniture - individual desks for each student which can be moved and reorganised. This can allow learners to more easily participate in a wider range of activities such as role plays, board games, debates, surveys, presentations and other pair and group work. It can also help to facilitate classroom management;

  • traditional display facilities to display learners’ work - corkboards, wall space, flip charts, exhibition boards;

  • ICT displays* - smart/interactive white boards or screens, projectors;

  • teacher’s forum www.moodle.nis.edu.kz (all the demo online lessons are available).

*With regard to health and safety, the use of ICT should be kept under careful control by the teacher, who should manage the time allocated to its use.


5 Pedagogic approaches for English language programme

Educational Organisations (schools, lyceums, gymnasiums, etc.) in the Republic of Kazakhstan are committed to the principle that learners need to learn how to learn as part of the process of education and become independent, self-motivated, engaged, confident, responsible and reflective learners.

Teachers are expected to nurture and develop these qualities through using a wide variety of teaching and learning strategies that include:


  • Listening to the voice of the individual learner and recognising that it is essential to engage with their prior knowledge and understanding in order to develop it

  • Challenging and extending learners through carefully scaffolding assignments and activities

  • Challenging and extending learners by providing meaningful contexts, tasks and activities

  • Modelling and exemplifying problem solving strategies in a way that is understandable to the learner

  • Supporting learning through assessment for learning

  • Encouraging active enquiry based learning and learner research

  • Developing learners’ critical thinking skills

  • Employing a mixture of whole class, individual and collaborative activities

  • Facilitating research projects where learners can apply a variety of skills which will help them not only in their English language lessons but also in other subjects studied at primary school

Teachers at State Schools will use a variety of approaches to create a safe and comfortable learning environment for all of the learners in the classroom. The different approaches and strategies employed are both inductive and deductive approaches. Traditional teaching approaches such as the Audio-Lingual Method and PPP (Presentation, Practice, Production) can be used to deliver lessons alongside more modern communicative approaches such as Task-Based Learning, Test-Teach-Test and the Lexical Approach. Teachers also use methods which are particularly suitable for young learners such as TPR (Total Physical Response) and Natural Approach. Using a variety of approaches in a principled way, by considering the aim of the activity or lesson, learners’ ages, previous knowledge and learning style, as well as considering practicalities such as available supplementary or course book material, time and class size, is preferable to adopting any one approach dogmatically.

In English, examples of these teaching and learning strategies are:



  • carrying out surveys as part of a topic or project

  • practising and reviewing lexics on a regular basis and encouraging the use of language journals to record new vocabulary

  • using conversational posters

  • making presentations to the class

  • using sets of reading books for guided reading, graded according to challenge and difficulty

  • oral and written comprehension exercises

  • acting out dialogues

  • encouraging a process of drafting and redrafting, including the use of ICT

  • providing opportunities for individual and collaborative writing

  • regular teaching of spelling strategies

  • patterns and sight vocabulary

  • encouraging dictionary/thesaurus use

  • predicting exercises or activities


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