English Department

Welcome to the pmbgs' English Department page. Through this page, we hope to give you a brief overview of our courses and student work.

Our Objectives

In accordance with the overarching aims and objectives of the West Africa Examination Curriculum and the remaining examination bodies. A plethora of increasingly challenging as well as inspiring texts or educational resources are deployed to promote a high standard of literacy. More specifically, considering the overwhelming importance of linguistic acquisition, we:

• guide students to discover, explore and maximize their full potential.
• cater for all students irrespective of their socio-cultural background or disparity in learning styles.
• teach English Language and Literature-in-English at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 such that students communicate ingeniously, confidently, and effectively using apt rhetorical device
• instil in students the ability to communicate proficiently, eloquently, appropriately, succinctly and intelligibly with a variety of audiences.
• inspire students to enjoy literary studies as well as appreciate its contribution to aesthetic and imaginative growth.
• deliver engaging and effective lessons in which every child achieves pre-set objectives.
• expose learners to an appreciable range of challenging tasks to facilitate tremendous progress.
• provide differentiated, stimulating activities for all students based on the awareness that learners acquire skills and knowledge in dissimilar ways.
• prepare students adequately for SSCE(WAEC, NECO, UTME etc.).
• equip students with skills required to compete confidently with other global learners.
• nurture a total child 

Deliverables

At both Junior & secondary school students (JSS & SSS), the delivery of lessons is focused on the development of core linguistic skills within five major strands: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, and Literary Appreciation. Progress is measured and assessed following the standardized National Curriculum 8 - 1 grading scale [A* - G]. Each unit of work contains core assessments focuses which address a variety of skills. All schemes of work have clear learning objectives.

Schemes of Work (SOW) at JSS are designed specifically to help students develop the core skills they will need to confidently cope with the demands of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). In like manner, Units / SOW at  SSS are shaped largely by the syllabus of WAEC & NECO

SOW are designed to cater for diverse learning abilities and offer fora  for a rich range of teaching-learning experiences while creating opportunities for students to enjoy English studies; acquire higher level transferable skills, achieve top grades in SSCE examinations, and ultimately cope with the dynamism of the society they may find themselves in.

Furthermore, SOW are designed to make students enthusiastic about linguistic and literary studies. It therefore draws on a wide range of stimulus material in order to engage students’ interest, motivating them to achieve invaluable learning experiences.

In both JSS & SSS, lessons are delivered using stimulating resources of various genre to enable students enjoy English studies and at the same time thoroughly fulfil the demands of BECE & WAEC examinations. There is a lot of focus on syntax, semantics, mechanics, stylistics, and the four writing triplets which are writing to:

• Argue, persuade, advise
• Analyze, review, comment
• Inform, describe, explain
• Imagine, explore, entertain

Resources

Core English Textbooks and Past Questions

Examinations

For internal assessment in JSS, it is a unique fusion of Checkpoint English and BECE pattern of examination.  Internal assessments in SSS strictly follow WAEC English Language Specification  and Literature in English examination patterns. At the end of SSS, all students sit for WAEC, NECO & UTME  English Language and Literature In English examinations.