SCOUTS is a multi-level course for children who are starting to learn English. It tries to present the English language to young learners in a way that combines fun learning and acquisition processes. Songs, short stories, coloring activities and classroom games are featured in every lesson during the course. The course deals with the four macro language skills; Listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as basic MICRO skills; Building vocabulary, improving handwriting, recognizing and practicing simple structures, and responding correctly to auditory and visual stimuli. When introducing related alphabet and vocabulary, the course relies heavily on young learners' interest in vocabulary as a core component of language. The goal is to match the most commonly used words in the mother tongue with their English equivalents, that is, use words from the child's environment, especially those related to habits and activities in the child's daily life. The vocabulary approach is progressive, that is, it starts from the immediate surroundings of the child; The classroom and the family. Then it develops into a lower circumference; It introduces the names of the animals in the zoo, the words related to nature and the hiking activities, etc. Additionally, when colors, numbers and shapes are presented, they are not presented in isolation; They are appropriately included in lessons as a preamble and then linked with familiar objects, so pointing to reality is easier for the younger learner. Finally, they are combined together into modules to make it easier for the child to fully assimilate them. Although the book does not follow a thematic approach, four main characters contribute to the human component of the book. Each of the four children was conferred a dominant characteristic; Ahmed the naughty boy, animal lover and photographer joy, Dalia the artist and on behalf of the future scientist. The interaction between the four characters generates language in actual use through the simple vocabulary and structures included in the storyboard.

 

Course components:

 

• Teacher Book.

• This student book serves as an introduction to the content.

• activity book. This provides recognition and practice.

• Audio and video CD.

• Handwritten flash cards book (optional).

• Book of numbers (optional).

• Readers (optional).