The emphasis is placed on the acquisition of basic language skills: listening, speaking

and vocabulary development. Students learn to follow and respond to instructions. They

ask Yes No questions, and answer with phrases, short statements and negative statements

using polite ending particles. They use polite expressions for making requests, asking pardon

and thanking people. They use pronouns and vocabulary that are appropriate for adults and

peers at school. The students are encouraged to use the target language through a variety

of language activities. For reading and writing, they learn to write the letters of their own names, some Thai numbers and basic simple words. They also read and recognize common

public signs.

They understand and participate in cultural activities in school and outside. They learn parts of speech, such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, simple classifiers, prepositions and conjunctions, including and/but. They use polite gestures and ending particles. They learn to recognize two different tones.