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The document discusses aligning the new KSSM/KSSR curriculum in Malaysia to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The CEFR consists of global scales that describe overall language ability and more specific skills-based scales. The skills-based descriptors helped develop learning standards for each grade in the new curriculum covering reading, speaking, listening and writing. Teachers will use five key documents for lesson planning including the curriculum framework, standards document, syllabus, scheme of work, and textbook. The scheme of work provides details on how lessons are organized and contains introductory information for teachers.

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CEFR and LSs - Links

The document discusses aligning the new KSSM/KSSR curriculum in Malaysia to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The CEFR consists of global scales that describe overall language ability and more specific skills-based scales. The skills-based descriptors helped develop learning standards for each grade in the new curriculum covering reading, speaking, listening and writing. Teachers will use five key documents for lesson planning including the curriculum framework, standards document, syllabus, scheme of work, and textbook. The scheme of work provides details on how lessons are organized and contains introductory information for teachers.

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New KSSM/KSSR curriculum alignment to the CEFR

The CEFR consists of both:


• Global scales, which are more general
AND
• Skills-specific scales, which are more specific

The next two slides give more details of these.


The CEFR Global Scales

C2 Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read […]

C1 Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit
meaning […]
B2 Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics,
including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation […]
B1 Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly
encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. […]
A2 Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most
immediate relevance […]
A1 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type […]

There is also a pre-A1 level to describe learners’ ability below A1 level.


CEFR Skills-specific scales

• The CEFR skills-specific descriptors (Can Do


statements)…
– are very broad and specific. They describe the
language that learners have to learn in order to use
language for communication.
– provide many examples about real-life situations a
learner will probably face when using language (e.g.
as a tourist, for online communication).
– define levels of proficiency in detail, which allow
learners’ progress to be measured at each stage of
learning.
– give a basis for the design of curriculum guidelines
and content.
The CEFR skills-specific descriptors

• The new KSSM/KSSR curriculum contains the Learning


Standards for each grade covering the four core skills
(Reading, Speaking, Listening, Writing) plus language arts.
• The Learning Standards are detailed and observable skills
that pupils are expected to achieve by the end of each
school grade.
• These Learning Standards are based on the skills-specific
descriptors in the CEFR.

Global scales  Skills-based descriptors



Learning Standards
Creating the Learning Standards
Below is an example to demonstrate the link between the CEFR and the Learning
Standards:

This example is taken from a CEFR descriptor (a Can Do statement) for A1 level from the
Speaking descriptors:

Can make an introduction and use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions

This CEFR descriptor helped develop one of the Learning Standards for Speaking skills in
the new KSSM/KSSR curriculum – in this case for Year 2 Primary:

2.3.1 Introduce self and others to an audience using fixed phrases

See below the link between the CEFR descriptor and the learning standard:

Can make an introduction and use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions

Introduce self and others to an audience using fixed phrases


Curriculum documentation
• You will use and refer to five documents during lesson
planning and teaching.

– Curriculum Framework
– Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessment
Document (DSKP)
– Syllabus
– Scheme of work (SoW)
– Textbook

More details follow in the next slide


Curriculum documentation

The CEFR-aligned Curriculum Framework


• Year-by-year mapping of English language Content Learning and Performance Standards
as well as pedagogical approaches aligned to the CEFR
DSKP

• Year-by-year description of the themes, topics, grammar, vocabulary and structure


• Essential reference document, provides an overall view and is useful for planning
Syllabus

• Year-by-year teaching manual


• Links the Learning Standards with learning activities (e.g. from the textbook)
SoW • Essential document for all teachers for every lesson!

• International textbook aligned to the CEFR


• Comprises Student’s Book, Teacher’s Book and audio files for Listening activities.
Textbook • Contains activities for pupils
What is inside the SoW?
• All Schemes of Work begin with an introductory part
which…
– explains how the SoW works
– explains how lessons are organised and any exceptions
or notes to pay attention to
– contains a section on differentiation strategies, generic
pre- and post-lesson activities and a glossary to explain
terms found in the SoW and Content/Learning Standards
for the grade.
• It is very, VERY important to read through the introductory
part at the beginning of the school year and refer to sections
like differentiation strategies, generic pre- and post-lesson
activities and the glossary.
What is inside the SoW?

Now, try the quiz to see how much you have learned.

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