HEROES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 5
Rationale
1. Overview and Target Population
English Adventure’s Heroes is a story-based, aural/oral program designed for young learners
in their first year of studying English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in accordance with the CEFR
Pre-A1 level.
Heroes is organized around topics which are of interest and relevance to young learners. The
program develops oral communication skills by providing a strong lexical base, emergent
literacy and reading readiness skills, and phonemic awareness as set out in the English
Curriculum 2020 – Pre-Foundation Level.
The program was designed to include four units, each featuring two stories. Each unit is
divided into nine parts, enabling familiarity with the stories, vocabulary, and lexical chunks
being learned.
The program teaches English through the integration of the can-do statements as set out in
the English Curriculum 2020 and the Guidelines for the Teaching of English at the PreFoundation Level Stage 1.
2. Program Goals
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Give learners a positive first experience in learning English as a foreign language.
Cater to learners’ individual learning styles and interests by providing a variety of
activities and techniques such as singing, storytelling, games, acting, arts and crafts,
and movement.
Provide a supportive and nurturing learning environment based on continuous
positive feedback and encouragement to enhance self-confidence and foster selfesteem.
Provide learners with extensive listening and speaking practice to encourage the
active use of spoken language in the classroom.
Teach language by utilizing natural processes of communication for authentic
purposes.
Provide content that is relevant to the child’s knowledge of the world and their
personal experiences.
Incorporate activities that develop important cognitive, linguistic, and early literacy
skills which prepare the child for more advanced stages of reading and writing.
3. Methodology
A variety of language teaching and learning theories and approaches create the unique
methodology in Heroes – a thematic, story-based curriculum, utilizing multisensory activities
in order to address the diverse learning styles of pupils, thus increasing motivation and
success. The Heroes Teacher’s Guide includes clear suggestions on how teachers can help
children achieve their learning goals.
