The English Department at ACI aims to teach English in ways that engage and motivate our students. We believe that young people learn best when given responsibility for their own learning and our students are expected to acquire the skills needed to work both collaboratively and individually on projects or thematic units. The motivation amongst our students to learn and succeed in English is variable - they realize that English is hard work and that they have to meet high expectations. It is our job as teachers to ensure that our students benefit from, and enjoy, the work they do and achieve a high standard of written and spoken English.

The English Department has a rigorous program aimed to help serve student needs in their future success. Our goals as a department are to: 

Enhance Literacy and Communication Skills. 

• Develop reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills at each grade level. 

• Offer a variety of methods to display student learning. 

• Analyze and understand literary texts such as novels, poetry, short stories and plays. 

Develop Information Literacy Skills 

• Understand and analyze non-literary texts such as news articles, posters, and advertisements. 

• Complete research assignments both in the classroom and in cooperation with our school librarian and extensive library resources. 

Foster Collaborative Learning Environments

• Encourage the sharing of ideas and learning through in-class discussions and debates. 

• Establish collaborative projects and peer learning to build teamwork and communication skills.

Cultivate Student-Centered Learning 

• Establish student-led workshops to develop a sense of leadership and active learning in the classroom. 

• Implement formative assessments to tailor curriculum to student needs and interests. 

English Language Learning and Literary Success 

• Achieve success on the IELTs (International English Language Test). We are proud to say that our students regularly perform at a very high level on the internationally recognized IELTS English Language Exam, with an overall school average above a 7 for the past 3 years. 

• Maintain high scores in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Language and Literature A program.