APPROACHES

TO TEACHING
AND LEARNING
 LIFE

TH K S
EM A S
ES T

LITERATUR TEXTS
LANGUAGE
E
LITERATURE-BASED,
NOT GENRE-FOCUSED
1. Philippine Literature
in English in Four
Periods
2. The traditions and
aspirations of the
Filipino people
Philippine Folk Literature
in Translation

Period of Apprenticeship

Period of Emergence

Contemporary Period
INFORMATIVE TEXTS
AS PARALLEL TEXTS
1. To enrich/expand
thematic focus
2. To link students to
current affairs, issues,
and concerns
3. To teach media literacy
COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR
1. Elicitation
2. Generalization
3. Controlled Practice
4. Individual Practice
5. Expansion/
Enrichment
FOCUS ON COMMON AREAS
OF DIFFICULTY IN
GRAMMAR
1. Not sequential
2. Common errors
included in standard
and international
English proficiency
tests
USE OF CULMINATING
PERFORMANCE TASKS
1. Typically weaves study
strategies, especially for
information management
2. Balance between
individual and
cooperative learning
L inking life, literature,

and language
I ntegrating themes, texts,
and tasks
G aining mastery of language
forms and rules of usage
H oning independent study
strategies
T hinking through a variety