Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA

1
Primary ( exit after Year 6)
The English Language Curriculum for
Primary Schools aims to equip pupils with
basic language skills to enable them to
communicate effectively in a variety of
contexts that’s appropriate to the pupils’
level of development

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
By the end of Year 6, pupils should be able to:
i. communicate with peers and adults confidently and
appropriately in formal and informal situations;
ii. read and comprehend a range of English texts for
information and enjoyment;
iii. write a wide range of texts using appropriate language,
style and form through a variety of media;
iv. appreciate and demonstrate understanding of English
language literary or creative works for enjoyment; and
v. use correct and appropriate rules of grammar in speech
and writing

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 i. Back to Basics
ii. Fun Learning
iii. Learner Centredness
iv. Integration of salient new technologies
v. Assessment for learning
vi. Character Building

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
Social skills Educational Emphases

•Multiple Intelligences
Listening •Contextualism
•Constructivism
•Learning How to Learn
•Skills
Grammar •Entrepreneurship
Phonics Speaking •Creativity and
Innovation
Vocabulary •ICT skills

Writing
Reading

High Order
Values and Citizenship
Thinking Skills
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 STRAND 1 STRAND 2

Language Focus Language Arts

Skills – Listening & Readers

Speaking, +
LEVEL 2
Reading and Writing (Contemporary Children’s
(YEARS 4, 5 & 6)
Vocabulary Literature)
300 MINS PER WEEK – SK
(includes Science & Maths Genres:
180 MINS PER WEEK - SJK
themes Short Story, Poems and
as well as Grammar ) Graphic Novel

Skills – Listening &

Speaking,
Reading and Writing Readers
LEVEL 1
Vocabulary - Big Books
(YEARS 1,2 & 3)
Grammar (Year 3) -Lady Bird Series
300 MINS PER WEEK – SK
Phonics: SK -Y1 & 2, SJK – Y1- Music, Poetry & Drama
150 MINS PER WEEK - SJK
Y3
Penmanship

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING MODULE

READING MODULE

WRITING MODULE

LANGUAGE ARTS MODULE (CONTEMPORARY

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE YEAR 4-6)

GRAMMAR MODULE

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

STAGE ONE STAGE TWO

(YEARS 1 – 3) (YEARS 4 – 6)

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5

(CONTEMPORARARY CHILDREN’S
World of Self

LISTENING & SPEAKING

World of Stories

WRITING/GRAMMAR

GRAMMAR/WRITING
World of Knowledge

LANGUAGE ARTS
LITERATURE)
READING
World of Self

World of Stories

World of Knowledge
World of Self

World of Stories

World of Knowledge

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 Recommended structure for English language
lessons:
LESSON 1
Listening &
Speaking
LESSON 5
Language Arts LESSON 2
(Contemporary Reading
Children’s
Literature)

LESSON 4 LESSON 3
Grammar/
Writing
Writing/
Grammar
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 KBSR KSSR

1. CURRICULUM
DOCUMENTATION

SYLLABUS STANDARD
DOCUMENT

CURRICULUM CONTENT
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARDS
&
LEARNING
STANDARDS

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 KBSR KSSR

2. CURRICULUM ORGANISATION

LANGUAGE TAUGHT LANGUAGE TAUGHT

THROUGH THREE THROUGH THREE
BROAD AREAS BROAD AREAS

MODULAR
STRUCTURE

INTEGRATION OF INTEGRATION OF
SKILLS SKILLS

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 KBSR KSSR

3. CURRICULUM CONTENT

FOCUS ON FOUR FOCUS ON FOUR

LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGE SKILLS

BASIC LITERACY
SOUND SYSTEM
PHONICS

LANGUAGE ARTS

PENMANSHIP

GRAMMAR IN GRAMMAR IN
CONTEXT CONTEXT
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 KBSR KSSR

4. APPROACH
WHOLE LANGUAGE PHONICS
STANDARD BRITISH ENGLISH

5. ADDED VALUES

EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES

EMPHASES
CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

ICT SKILLS
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
Language Arts – Contemporary Children’s
Literature
The Modular Approach/Configuration
Assessment for learning

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 CONTENT

CURRICULUM

PEDAGOGY ASSESSMENT

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
15
 YEAR 4 ONWARDS– 1 document; CURRICULUM AND
ASSESSMENT STANDARD DOCUMENT (CDD), a document
which contains Content Standards, Learning Standards and
Performance Standards

1. Teaching and Learning follows the modular structure of Listening

& Speaking, Reading, Writing, Language Arts and Grammar.

2. Assessment is done for all the language skills. Grammar is

assessed through the Speaking and Writing Skills. This is
because when you assess a pupil for fluency and accuracy in
Speaking and Writing, you are indirectly assessing the grammar
that is used.

3. Assessment is recorded for L&S, R, W & LA in the EXCEL

template.

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
4. Assessment is formative in nature and is ongoing. Therefore,
you are constantly assessing your pupils as you teach,
making changes to your methods or approaches so that your
pupils will understand better. However, the recording of the
levels (EXCEL template) is only done once every 3 months.

5. How do you justify the levels of performance that you assign

to each pupil?
- Through the exercises, worksheets, class presentations,
exercises in the activity books, quizzes etc. You do not need to
have a special file to collect and keep all these evidence of
your pupils. The evidence is in the form of the written and oral
work that you do in the classroom.

6. If the school carries out the mid term and end of year
examination, the format will have to incorporate all the 4
modules stipulated in the DSKP; L&S, R, W & LA. So, the
testing is not only paper and pen but covers all these modules.
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA

THE CONTEMPORARY
CHILDREN’S
LITERATURE
 AIMS
 Create interest in pupils towards literature by
introducing them to a variety of literary texts of
different genres.

 Provide pupils with an early beginning and foundation

to literature.

 Develop pupils’ understanding of other societies,

cultures, values and traditions that will help pupils in
their emotional and spiritual growth.

 Expose pupils to the aesthetic use of the English

language.

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 BACKGROUND

 Introduced in all primary schools since 2004.

 Involves pupils from Year 4 - 6 (Level 2).
 Compulsory to be taught and learnt.
 Current cycle of books will end in 2014 for Year 4.
 Cycle 2 (new texts) will be used from Year 4 onwards
in stages.
2014 2015 2016
Year 4 Year 4 Year 4
Year 5 Year 5
Year 6

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 Texts In The Current Cycle (Cycle 1)

Year 4 National Schools

The following titles are used in Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang,
Perak, Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Negeri
Sembilan, Melaka and Johor:

1.Tidy Your Room, Tanya! – Pamela Rushby

2.Tales and Tails – Hyacinth Gaudart
3. The Little Blue Boy – Fatou Keita Danalis Distributors

The following titles are used in Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan,

Sabah, Sarawak and Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan:

1.Coral Bay Surprise – Barbara & David Miller

2.Everyone is Good At Something – Peter Etherton
3.The Humble Prince – Kumara Velu
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 Texts In The New Cycle (Cycle 2) SK & SJK
GENRES
POEMS (COMPILATION) THE SHORT STORY THE GRAPHIC
NOVEL
1) 1. This Tooth by Lee Bennett And Something Weird Gulliver’s Travel
Happened
Hopkins by Jonathan Swift
2) Cats by John Kitching by Pamela Rushby
3) Serenade by Bobby Katz
4) Watching a Bumble Bee by Wes
Magee
5) Miss Antrobus by Richard Edwards
6) The Meal by Karla Kuskin
7) Seaside by Shirley Hughes
8) The Dark by Adrian Henri

Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
 KEEP IN MIND!
Teachers are free to choose whichever genre to
start teaching in Year 5 as long as all genres are
covered in a year.

Finish teaching one genre before moving on to the

next.

Teachers need to plan the allocation of time

(weeks) to cover each text according to the needs
and level of their pupils.

If pupils are advanced and teachers have finished

teaching all the texts in the 3 genres, they are
encouraged to use literary texts of their own during
the Language Arts classes.
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA

Thank You
24