{"id":15078,"date":"2018-10-21T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mef.k12.tr\/mefiswebsite\/?page_id=15078"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:08:51","slug":"english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mefis.k12.tr\/istanbul\/demo-test-website\/learning-at-mef\/middle-school\/english\/","title":{"rendered":"English"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A firm foundation in English is needed both to communicate in daily life and to succeed in school in nearly every subject.\u00a0 Meaning is oftentimes constructed through language whether through listening, reading, speaking or writing. Learning English as a second language is quite different from studying English as a student who is proficient in the language.\u00a0 Consequently, courses have been developed at MEF IS in the middle school so that all students are able to appreciate the nature of language and its use in the world beyond the classroom.<\/span><\/p>

The curriculum is designed to engage learners in an active and creative learning journey while developing learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged. At the end of grade 8, students are able to apply their skills to respond to a range of information, media and texts with enjoyment and understanding.<\/span><\/p>

The Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum is presented in three content areas or \u2018strands\u2019 over the first three years of secondary education. These are further divided into \u2018substrands\u2019. The five strands and substrands are:<\/span><\/p>

Speaking and Listening<\/b><\/p>