| Grade | LOWER GRADES STUDENTS | MIDDLE GRADES STUDENTS | UPPER GRADES STUDENTS | |||
| Pst | Qnd | Rrd | Sth | Tth | Uth | |
| Level | Comprehension | Early Speech Production | Speech Emergence | |||
Listening |
Comprehend depending upon gestures, facial expressions, and real things. |
Increase their vocabulary, but depend on objects in listening comprehension. |
Comprehend by listening. |
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| Comperehend commands in a single word. | Comprehend commands, and questions in two or three words. | Comprehend commands, questions, and facts by phrases. | Comprehend commands, questions, facts and feelings by phrases. | Comprehend@simple conversations. | Comprehend conversations include simple idioms. | |
Speaking |
Response by actions or speaking a single word. |
Speak combinations of more than two words. |
Speak sentences. |
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| *Response by nonverbal communication. | *Response with a single word. | *Combinations of two or three words. | *Phrases. | *Sentences. | Simple conversations. | |
Interest |
Have fun in imitating English sounds and its rhythm. |
Want to learn more English words and@phrases. |
Make effort to arrenge the order of words. |
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| Have fun in swinging in English rhythm. | Have fun in pronouncing English words. | Want to pronounce in English accent. | Want to pronounce English phrases rhythmically. | Make effort to speak English with intonation. | Make effort to speak fluently. | |
Attitude |
Have confidence and try to communicate with English speakers. |
Begin to speak English. |
Take positive attitude in using English. |
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| Try to catch the sound of English words. | Try to reply when called in English. | Try to start speaking English courageously. | Try to ask the meaning of unknown words. | Try to use basic phrases and sentence patterns. | Try to have coversation in English. | |
(Speaking goals on 1st-5th grade were quoted from THE NATURAL APPROACH" by Krashen & Terrell, 1983.)