LEARNING ENGLISH USING THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
The Structural Approach is based on the study of Traditional Grammar.
The diligent and continuous study of Traditional Grammar makes all the difference for learners of the language.
The Structural Approach is based on the LOGICAL METHOD
of teaching.
Children observe a number of examples, and from these examples they form a rule.
This is an important part of teaching children to think.
THE LOGICAL SEQUENCE
Each topic is developed along a logical sequence:
The subject matter is presented in everyday situations.
Sentence drill and substitution exercises follow to emphasise the sentence structure and usage.
Suitable exercises help REINFORCE the lesson; and graded composition and comprehension pieces on a variety of topics.
KEY FOCUS AREAS
01
TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR
02
SENTENCE STRUCTURES
03
SENTENCE- PATTERNS
04
ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES
(“breaking-up” of English sentences)
05
SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES
(“building-up” of English sentences)
THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
READING AND COMPREHENSION
Children read passages which help them to understand and think clearly. At the primary school level, children must read on various topics of interest.
SUBSTITUTION TABLES
Primary school students improve their spoken English when they read Substitution Tables.
Substitution Tables are very useful in that they provide rapid practice in sentence structures, grammatical points and the structures of phrases. As such, non-native speakers stand to benefit the most as they learn the functional uses of the English language.
As a result, students have an adequate opportunity to practise reading, understanding and writing.
JOINING SENTENCES AND ESSAYS
Students learn how to compose correct English sentences with ease.
In Learning English Using The Structural Approach, primary school students are taught how to join 2 separate sentences into 1 sentence. As they learn how to join 2 sentences into 1 sentence in various ways, they will be more confident to speak and write English clearly, correctly and confidently.
After learning the sentence structures and the suitable sentence-patterns, children gain more confidence to write paragraphs and essays.
THE LEARNING OUTCOME
eventually, students will speak and write english clearly, correctly and confidently. they understand how the english language really works.