6 Summary

In this unit you have explored ways of building on your students’ pre-existing knowledge of English and how you can bring the English that is used in the community into your classroom. You have thought about the presence of English in your school community and some classroom activities that draw on these uses of English. You have also thought about ways in which you can involve members of the community in your English language classroom, either by inviting them to speak about how they use English in their lives and professions or by inviting them to attend an English assembly.

Other Elementary English teacher development units on this topic are:

• Classroom routines
• Using the textbook creatively
• English and subject content integration
• Learning English in the creative arts.