The General Objectives of Teaching English for Secondary Stage

By the end of Secondary Stage and within the assigned structures and vocabulary for this stage, students should be able to:

1. Use the English language structures, and analyze them to understand the relationships among them.
2. Learn the assigned vocabulary, idioms, and expressions and understand their meanings in context.
3. Listen to, comprehend English text, and distinguish between different intonations.
4.  Participate in conversations discussions using paper English.
5. Read and comprehend English texts through different reading types (e.g. loud reading and silent reading ) and reading strategies (e.g. scanning, skimming)
6. write a free-essay of three paragraphs using correct English.
7. Realize the important of English in the local job market.
8. Appreciate the importance of English, as an international language of communication, for introducing Islam, our culture and our culture achievements to others.
9. Appreciate the importance of English, as an international language of communication, to benefit from the achievements of other cultures in accordance with Islamic teaching, through texts representing various life situations.
10. Gain a reasonable command of English in order to be in a better position to defend Islam and participate in the dissemination of Islam culture.