13. integrated skills

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Unit 13

Integrated Skills


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Aims of the Unit

-to be aware of the reasons of integrating thefour skills;

- to learn two ways of integrating the four

skills- to study the implications of integrating the

four skills for teaching

- to be aware of the limitations of integratingthe four skills


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Activity 1: Answer cultural question and

introduce rational for Integrated skills .

Discuss with your partner before you

write down your answers.

Question: Is the capital of Australia

Sydney, Canberra or Melbourne?


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Which skills do you use to answer the

question?

Reading, listening, speaking, writing,thinking, researching, interacting.


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Activity 2: Discussion

Why do we teach Integrated Skills?

Because it is closer to real life communication

or It is a more realistic way of learning alanguage.


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Activity 3: Eliciting

Why Should We Integrate the Four

Skills?


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I. Why Should We Integrate the

Four Skills?


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Do you agree?Everyday in Chinese, you use the 4 skills

all the time, so English should be taught

the same and that when you becometeachers you are going to teach English

using Integrated Skills.


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Activity 4: Discuss in groups of four.Which skills are involved in each

situation, one, two, three, four?

How many?


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situation listening speaking reading writing

Discussing a

magazine article

with a friend

Attending a

lecture

Riding a bicycle

on your own

Ordering a meal in

a restaurant


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Activity 5: Discuss in groups of four.Think of a situation which involves 4

skills and share your idea with your

partners.


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II.How Can We Integrate the Four Skills?

1) Simple integration

The easiest form of integration is within the same medium

(either oral or written), from receptive to productive skills.

Type of medium Receptive Skill Productive Skills

Oral Medium Listening Speaking

Written Medium Reading Writing


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2) PPP andComplex integration

This involves constructing a series of

activities that use a variety of skills. In

each of the activities, there is realistic,

communicative use of language.


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Topic : interviewing famous people.

Skills :

Listen to an interview

Read a magazine article

Speak, interview a famous film star

Speak, interview each other

Write a magazine article

Go back over the concept of PPP and decidewhat each section is.


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III. What Are the Implications for Teaching?

1. Focus on discourse

2. Adjusting the textbook contents

3. Adjusting the timetable


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IV. What Are the Limitations of

Integrating the Four Skills?1) Neglecting the role that a separate focus on

individual aspects of vocabulary, grammar

and skills can play.2) The problem of designing suitable materials

that account of students different skill levels.


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Activity 5: Practice planning outline ofIntegrated skills lesson

Plan steps for a lesson based on topic :

Going on holiday

Works in groups, plan, get feedback,

check PPP, and logical progression.
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