Transcript 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
 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
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
13.3 The implications for teaching
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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
13.4 The limitations of
integrating the four skills
1) Teachers have to maintain an
appropriate balance between
integration and separation.
2) It will be time-consuming,
requiring a lot of preparation.
3) Teachers have to be skillful in
selecting or designing suitable
integrated activities for their
students.