Interdisciplinary Unit Practice in Primary English Based on Academic Quality Standards: A Case Study of “My Favourite Season”

Chuanqiu Li

doi:10.63313/IJSSEH.9050

Authors

Chuanqiu Li China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, China Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63313/IJSSEH.9050

Keywords:

Primary English, Academic Quality Standards, Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning, Unit-Based Integrated Practice Lesson

Abstract

Academic quality standards provide an important basis for cultivating students’ English subject core competencies. In primary English teaching, however, the effective use of these standards to design high-quality unit-based integrated practice activities remains challenging. Drawing on Unit 2 “My Favourite Season” in the PEP Grade 5 textbook (Volume 2), this study proposes three instructional strategies: aligning instruction with academic quality standards and using backward design to develop a visualized assessment rubric; adopting a whole-unit perspective to integrate interdisciplinary project inquiry tasks; and implementing the English learning activity approach through progressively structured language-practice scaffolds. The study aims to explore an effective pathway toward the integration of teaching, learning, and assessment and to improve the implementation of unit-based integrated practice lessons.

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