English Curriculum Components

Reception

Spoken reception

Production

Spoken production

Interaction

Spoken interaction

Mediation

Language A = communication source

Language B = communication output

A global can-do statement

Operative can-do statements

Clauses

Verb forms

Communicative competences

Linguistic competence

Sociolinguistic competence

Pragmatics

Educational domain

Occupational domain

Personal domain

The Lexical Bands

Pre-basic User (Pre-A1)

Pre Band I

Grade 3 and / or first months of Grade 4

Basic User I (A1)

Band I Core I

Grade 4 - Mid-Grade 5

Band I Core II

Mid-Grade 5 - End Grade 6

Basic User II (A2)

Band II Core I

Grade 7 - Mid-Grade 8

Band II Core II

Mid-Grade 8 - End Grade 9

Independent User I (B1)

Band III (4 points)

Grade 10 - Grade 12

Independent User II (B2)

Band III (5 points)

Grade 10 - Grade 12