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Unit 13 Integrated Skills

Unit 13 Integrated Skills. Aims of the Unit: 1.to know the necessity of integrating the four language skills in ELT 2.to learn how to integrate the four language skills in ELT. 13.1 Why we should integrate the four skills in ELT.

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Unit 13 Integrated Skills

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  1. Unit 13 Integrated Skills Aims of the Unit: 1.to know the necessity of integrating the four language skills in ELT 2.to learn how to integrate the four language skills in ELT

  2. 13.1 Why we should integrate the four skills in ELT • To enhance the students’ all-round development of communicative competence • To motivate the students to learn by building in more variety into the lesson • To work at the level of realistic communication

  3. 13.2 How we can integrate the four skills a.Simple integration: to integrate from receptive skills to productive skills, e.g. • listening speaking • reading writing b.Complex integration: involving constructing a series of activities that use a variety of skills

  4. 13.3 The implications for teaching 1) Focus on discourse (features) • the way that the text is organized • the layout (for written text) • the style of the language (formal / informal) • the register (the vocabulary that is commonly found in such discourse) 2) Adjusting the textbook contents • altering the order of the contents 3) Adjusting the timetable

  5. 13.4 The limitations of integrating the four skills • Teachers have to maintain an appropriate balance between integration and separation. • It will be time-consuming, requiring a lot of preparation. • Teachers have to be skillful in selecting or designing suitable integrated activities for their students.

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