Workshop title: Raising students' attainment in English :Introduction In the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, attainment is defined as: success in achieving something .or reaching a particular level Raising students' attainments in English is one of the many concerns of teachers of English in our schools. It is something we should do every day to encourage our students to improve their competence in English .(accuracy and fluency) and to gain confidence in using it beyond the classroom context Like in any other subject of the school curriculum, students in the English subject are always in need to be provided with the opportunities and the activities that can help them raise their attainment and make progress while learning the 4 language skills. Effective English teachers can have an impact on the process of raising their students' level through reflecting on their work and searching for the ideas and solutions that will help students overcome some of the difficulties that they might face in improving their command .of English
:The purpose of the workshop .To discuss the different solutions that can help raise the students attainments in English -1 .To discuss the impact of teacher-centered or ‘didactic’ teaching on the students' language development -2 To decide on some general guidelines that set forth the different interactive techniques to raise the -3
.students' attainments in English
First session Explaining Top-Down Teaching & Bottom-up Teaching
Top-Down A top-down teaching style focuses on providing students a large view of a subject, immersing them in the big picture without explaining the components that make up the subject. For example, in English as a Second Language class, a top-down approach would begin by immersing students in all aspects of learning English immediately, including writing, reading and pronunciation. Students would not be taught the intricacies of vowels, nouns and pronouns first, instead they would be plunged into the totality of learning English and then gradually learn the building blocks that make .up the English language