Session 1 

REFLECTING ON HOW I TEACH 

Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to share your reflection on your present practices in teaching English to
young  learners. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not yet
achieved achieved

● Share your experiences of teaching  English.

● Share what you teach at present.

● Share how you teach at present.

● Reflect on strategies you have used while  teaching

English.

Session 2 
UNPACKING THE CURRICULUM (A) 
Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to review key information in the English language curriculum documents. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not yet
achieve achieved
d

∙ review key information relevant to the teaching  and

learning of English in the main curriculum 
documents.

Session 3 
UNPACKING THE CURRICULUM  (B) 
 Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to review: 

● planning principles recommended by the English Language DSKP. ●

a 3-stage lesson plan for language learning. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not yet
achieve achieved
d

∙ identify the purpose of planning principles 

recommended in the DSKP.

∙ connect learning outcomes, learning  standards and

activities in a lesson plan.

∙ review a 3-stage structure for lesson planning.

Session 4 
TEACHING LISTENING & SPEAKING  (A) 
Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● review the listening and speaking content standards and learning standards in the  DSKP. 
● plan a 3-stage lesson focused on developing listening and speaking skills. ●
identify the purpose and types of activities for the lesson delivery for listening and 
speaking lessons. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not yet
achieved achieved

● review sections of the Curriculum Framework 

related to the teaching of listening and
speaking.

● identify stages of a listening and speaking  lesson.

● identify the purpose and types of lesson  delivery

activities for listening and speaking.

Session 5 
 TEACHING LISTENING &
SPEAKING (B)
Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● design activities for the pre- stage of listening and the presentation stage of speaking  lessons. 
● identify appropriate assessment strategies for listening and speaking based on the  
performance standards in the DSKP. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not yet
achieve achieved
d

∙ design pre- activities that provide scaffolding  for

listening activities.

∙ design presentation activities that provide 

scaffolding for speaking activities.

∙ identify appropriate assessment strategies for 

listening and speaking, based on the
performance standards in the DSKP.

Session 6 
TEACHING READING (A)
Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● review the reading content and learning standards in the DSKP. 

● plan a 3-stage lesson focused on developing reading skills. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not
achieved yet
achieved

∙ review the Year 4 DSKP content, learning and  performance

standards for reading.

∙ identify the structure of a 3-part reading lesson  plan.

∙ identify the purpose and types of pre-reading  activities.

∙ design activities for pre and while reading.

Session 7 
TEACHING READING (B)  
Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● integrate the Civics Education module into your reading lessons. 
● design activities for a reading lesson. 
● identify appropriate assessment strategies for reading based on the performance standards  in
the DSKP. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not
achieved yet
achieved

∙ design a post-reading task for reading.

∙ write learning outcomes based on learning  standard.

∙ improve match between SOW suggested  activities with

learning standards.

∙ adapt an activity in the Civics Education  module to meet

the learning standards  specified.

∙ identify appropriate assessment strategies  for reading, based

on the performance  standards in the DSKP.

Session 8 
TEACHING WRITING (A)
Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● gain an overview of the content and learning standards for writing in the DSKP.
● identify the purpose and types of activities for the writing task (PPP Strategy). ●
identify and design opportunities for scaffolding activities for the presentation and 
practice tasks of writing lessons. 
 Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not yet
achieved achieved

∙ state what a Year 6 pupil should be able to do after 

completing the Primary English Language  Curriculum.

∙ determine the relevance of lesson delivery  activities

suggested in the Scheme of Work for a  3-stage plan for
writing lesson (PPP Strategy).

∙ assess whether presentation and practice  activities

suggested in the Scheme of Work  adequately prepare
pupils for writing in the  production stage.

∙ explain how the previous reading lesson provide  support

for writing in the next lesson.

Session 9 
TEACHING WRITING (B)
Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● plan a 3-stage writing skills lesson. 
● adapt a textbook unit to teach writing. 
● identify appropriate strategies to assess writing. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not
achieved yet
achieved

∙ adapt a textbook unit to teach writing by  identifying the

relevant Learning  Standards, suggesting suitable
activities,  and designing additional materials if 
necessary.

∙ design a 3-stage PPP writing lesson plan  based on a

textbook Unit.

∙ identify appropriate assessment strategies  for writing

in a lesson.

Session 10 
 ASSESSMENT 
Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● state the characteristics of classroom-based assessment for the Malaysian primary 

ESL classroom. 
● select appropriate assessment strategies for listening, speaking, reading and
writing.  ● describe pupils’ expected performance for different Performance Levels
based on the  performance standards in the DSKP. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not
achieved yet
achieved

∙ state the characteristics of classroom based

assessment for the Malaysian  primary ESL
classroom.

∙ justify assessment strategies for listening,  speaking,

reading and writing.

∙ describe pupils’ expected performance for  different

Performance Levels based on the  performance
standards in the DSKP.

Session 11 
REVIEWING PRACTICE THROUGH  
VIDEO (A) 

Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to reflect on and evaluate your own teaching practices for further

improvement Success Criteria 

You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not yet

achieved achieved
∙ review a video of a teacher using a video  observation
form.

∙ reflect on your own teaching practices based  on your

video review.

Session 12 
REVIEWING PRACTICE THROUGH  
VIDEO (B) 

Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● review peers’ teaching practices to provide constructive feedback. 

● evaluate your own teaching practices for further improvement. 

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not
achieved yet
achieved

● review a video of a peer’s teaching using  an

Observation Form to provide feedback  to the peer
on their teaching.

● reflect further on your teaching based on  the

feedback received from your peer
reviewer.

Session 13 
REVIEWING SAMPLES OF PUPILS’  
WORK 
 Learning Outcomes 

You will be able to: 

● identify common areas of difficulty among pupils in order to provide appropriate 
feedback. 
● state the forms and purposes of feedback in the context of teaching and learning.  

Success Criteria 
You will be successful if you can: Achieved Partially Not yet
achieved achieved

∙ identify common areas of difficulty among your  pupils

based on video recording and work  samples.

∙ state the forms and purposes of feedback in 

teaching and learning.