TAMILNADU TEACHER ASSOCIATION (TNTA) FOUNDER P.K ILAMARAN

LEARNING OUTCOME 8TH STANDARD ENGLISH

THE LEARNER
1) Responds to instructions and announcements in school and public places viz. railway station, market, airport, cinema hall, and act accordingly.
2) Introduces guests in English, interviews people by asking questions based on the work they do.
3) Engages in conversations in English with people from different professions such as bank staff, railway staff, etc. using appropriate vocabulary.
4) Uses formulaic/polite expressions to communicate such as ‘May I borrow your book?’, ‘I would like to differ’ etc.
5) Speaks short prepared speech in morning assembly.
6) Speaks about objects/events in the class/school environment and outside surroundings.
7) Participates in grammar games and kinaesthetic activities for language learning.
8) Reads excerpts, dialogues, poems, commentaries of sports and games speeches, news, debates on TV, Radio and expresses opinions about them.
9) Asks questions in different contexts and situations
(e.g. based on the text/beyond the text/out of curiosity/while engaging in conversation using appropriate vocabulary and accurate sentences)
10) Participates in different events such as role play, poetry recitation, skit, drama, debate, speech, elocution, declamation, quiz, etc., organised by school and other such organizations.
11) Narrates stories (real or imaginary) and real life experiences in English.
12) Interprets quotations, sayings and proverbs.
13) Reads textual/non-textual materials in English/Braille with comprehension.
14) Identies details, characters, main idea and sequence of ideas and events while reading.
15) Reads, compares, contrasts, thinks critically and relates ideas to life.
16) Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context.
17) Reads a variety of texts for pleasure
e.g. adventure stories and science Fiction, fairy tales, also non-fiction articles, narratives, travelogues, biographies, etc. (extensive reading)
18) Refers dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia as reference books for meaning and spelling while reading and writing.
19) Prepares a write up after seeking information in print/online, notice board, newspaper, etc.
20) Communicates accurately using appropriate grammatical forms
(e.g., clauses, comparison of adjectives, time and tense, active passive voice, reported speech etc.)
21) Writes a coherent and meaningful paragraph through the process of drafting, revising, editing and finalising.
22) Writes short paragraphs coherently in English/Braille with a proper beginning, middle and end with appropriate punctuation marks.
23) Writes answers to textual/non-textual questions after comprehension/inference, draws character sketch, attempts extrapolative writing.
24) Writes email, messages, notice, formal letters, descriptions/narratives, personal diary, report, short personal/biographical experiences etc.
25) Develops a skit (dialogues from a story) and story from dialogues.
26) Visits a language laboratory.
27) Writes a Book Review.

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