Just Right

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The PowerPoint slides were developed by Mus Khairy (PhD), Stanford University at California. Educational ,social Psychologists at German University at Cairo (GUC) unless otherwise noted on specific slides.

Goals of Today’s Goals of Today’s SessionSession

Identify key features and critical issues Identify key features and critical issues related to implementing related to implementing Just Right Just Right at at the student’s level.the student’s level.

Engage participants in sharing Engage participants in sharing information and ideas about student's information and ideas about student's applications .applications .

Keep track of ideas and share with Keep track of ideas and share with participants.participants.

- Exciting five-level general English course for young adults.- Written by award-winning methodology expert Jeremy Harmer.- Integrates grammar, skills, lexical and pronunciation syllabuses.- Flexible for both teachers and students. - Produces confident learners able to communicate freely and spontaneously outside the classroom.

Methodology

Key FeaturesThe Student Book features

Key Features

KEY FEATURES

➤ Integrated grammar, skills, lexical and pronunciation syllabuses.

➤ Functional language with emphasis on real English and practical use outside the classroom.

➤ Separate mini-grammar booklet for ready reference in class or self-study.

➤ Learner-centred full colour Workbook with language awareness sections.

➤ Comprehensive Teacher’s Book with

principles and practice of teaching andin-depth unit guidance, particularlyhelpful for inexperienced teachers

KEY FEATURES

HOURS OF STUDY

Each level provides material for between 90 and 120 classroom hours. The Student’s Book provides 6 - 8 hours per unit; the Workbook provides 2 hours per unit.

Just Right has been mapped to the Common European Framework and the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum General English examinations. Mapping documents that list the key grammatical structures in the curriculum and show wherethey can be found in Just Right can be downloaded from elt.heinle.com/just right.

KEY FEATURES

The Workbook features

KEY FEATURES

The Teacher’s Book offers

KEY FEATURES

Language is presented in context to avoid common errors with literal translation.

KEY FEATURES

Dictionary work encourages learner independence and clarifies language points.

Course Components

Student’s Book with activity bank, mini grammar book and audio script

Workbook

Teacher’s Book

Class Audio CD

Free Unit Tests for each level

Levels:-Elementary

-Pre-Intermediate-Intermediate

-Upper Intermediate

-Advanced in 2009

Each level provides material for between 90 and 120 classroom hours.The Student’s Book provides 6-8 hours per unit; the Workbook provides 2 hours per unit.

Other Rescores

-Can be used independently or as an integrated course to help develop English language skills .

-offers a good balance of skills, it is user-friendly for both students and teacher, it’s clearly sequenced and structured , it provides integrated revision with varied practice ....

-This series forms a large battery of good quality supplementary materials

The Whole StudentThe Whole Student

IntellectualIntellectual

The Whole Student

The Whole Academic The Whole Academic ProgramProgram

AssessmentAssessment

CurriculumCurriculum

LearningLearning CommunitiesCommunities

Teaching with Teaching with TechnologyTechnology

“Only programs that teach all components of reading, as well as writing and oral language, will be able to prevent and ameliorate reading problems in the large number of children at risk.”

(Moats, 2007)

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