《英语教学法》第13章Integrated Skills

Do Task 2. Do Task 3. Do Task 4.
13. 4 What are the limitations of integrating the four skills ?
While integrating the four skills can help the development of students’ communicative competence, we must not overlook the useful role that a separate focus on individual aspects of vocabulary, grammar and skills can play.
Why should we integrate the four skills? How can we integrate the four skills? What are the implications for teaching? What are the limitations of integrating the four skills?
Integrating the four language skills can be demanding of the teacher.
Another limitation is the problem of designing suitable materials that take account of students’ different skill levels.
Do Task 5.
13.5 Conclusion
In this unit we have discussed why integrating the four language skills is desirable. It enhation, which is essential in developing students’ competence in English. We then identified two ways of integrating skills: simple integration, whereby a receptive language skill serves as a model for a productive language skill, and complex integration , which is a combination of activities involving different skills, linked thematically.
13.2 How can we integrate the four skills?
The easiest form of integration is within the same medium from receptive to productive skills. In other words, we would use a listening text as a model for the students’ speaking, and a reading text as a model for the students’ writing . This is common practice among teachers, and we will call it simple integration.
Integrated Skills
Aims of the unit
In this unit we look at how we can integrate the four language skills. In particular we are going to discuss the following aspects.
Do Task 1.
13.1 Why should we integrate the four skills?
In the last few units, we have talked about the four language skills and the need to integrate them in our teaching. When we communicate, we often use more than a single language skill. On the telephone, for instance, we listen and speak –maybe we also write down a message and read over what we have written. Transferring language from one medium to another is itself a skill. Think of dictation: we have to convert the spoken word accurately into written language.