Section 3: Aims

The aims of the Primary English syllabus are to:

• Develop learners’ ability to communicate for a variety of purposes confidently and effectively in English,
• Develop learners’ appreciation of the links between Solomon Islands’ languages and effective learning of English,
• Use English to develop ideas and communicate these to meet particular needs,
• Enhance learners’ emotional, imaginative and aesthetic development and appreciation of and delight in language,
• Develop learners’ appreciation of the use of English language in all its variety and richness and its power to evoke feelings, convey information, form ideas, facilitate interaction withothers, entertain, persuade and argue,
• Develop and extend learners’ vocabulary and knowledge of different texts, both oral and written,
• Equip learners with the English knowledge and literacy skills required for participation and success in all subjects across the curriculum,
• Develop learners’ critical and creative thinking, skills and tools,
• Develop learners’ ability to engage in increasingly higher level thinking skills, such as predicting, analysing, contrasting and evaluating,
• Provide opportunities for active involvement in the learning of English,
• Familiarise learners with the different types of writing in order to use them effectively for learning and living,
• Develop learners’ knowledge of phonics and their ability to apply this effectively to make meaning in reading and writing,
• Promote learners’ pleasure in reading, writing and speaking, both individually and socially,
• Develop learners’ understanding of the grammar and conventions of English,
• Promote the use of technologies in both the reception and production of English.