Developing an advanced english curriculum for the third and fourth grade of the Asian American school

Abstract

This graduation project emerged from the need to guarantee an effective teaching-learning English process at the Asian American School. Therefore, the purpose of this project is to provide the school with a curriculum for the third and fourth grades because at these levels the students start to consolidate their reading and writing skills, which are important facts to develop the four skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading,and Writing) in the acquisition of the English language. Some theories of education and approaches have been the basis to develop the present curriculum: The Meaningful Learning Theory, The Multiple Intelligences Theory, The Communicative Approach, The Task Based Learning, and The Constructivism. The results obtained in a diagnostic test showed that students did not reach the level proposed by the Common European Framework of Reference. For this reason, it was necessary to develop a curriculum based on students’ needs with clear objectives in order to help teachers control students’ progress during the learning process. It will also help determine if students reach the parameter established by the Common European Framework at the end of each level.