Developing Language skills
Developing Languages Skills in the classroom
FPMTFL
Master in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Professor: Dr.
Names and surnames: Rosilaine Aparecida Asunção
Group: FP_TEFL_2013-06
Login: BRFPMTFL151775 January 26th, 2014
INDEX
Contents
Contents 2
Introduction
2
Features of the units 4
Approaches 4
Grammar and the ‘four skills’ 4
Teaching Reading 5
Introduction 5
Analysis 5
Teaching Listening 6
Introduction 6
Analysis 6
Teaching Speaking 7
Introduction 7
Analysis 7
Teaching Writing 8
Introduction 8
Analysis 8
Conclusion 10
Bibliography 11
Webography 11
Introduction
This subject, 'Developing Language Skills ', lead us to a thorough analysis of the way the “four skills” are applied into the classroom and how the different course books units should deal with them since nowadays, they “play a seminal role” in an English language context, besides as Henry Widdowson (1978:1) highlighted “the aims of a language teaching course are very often defined with reference to the four ‘language skills’: understanding speech (listening), speaking, reading and writing” (FUNIBER material, n.d. ; DLS; p. 1, 2). Throughout this subject, we have also reviewed how the four skills can be used together effectively and this has had a great impact on our views concerning the use of each part of the course books units. We have analyzed that with careful reflection and planning, any teacher can integrate both receptive (listening and reading) and productive skills (writing and speaking) in their classes simultaneously. For this purpose, teachers should have a solid plan for their lessons; think about what might be the best approach, methods and techniques, activities, materials & resources and aims to be achieved; cater their students
FPMTFL
Master in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Professor: Dr.
Names and surnames: Rosilaine Aparecida Asunção
Group: FP_TEFL_2013-06
Login: BRFPMTFL151775 January 26th, 2014
INDEX
Contents
Contents 2
Introduction
2
Features of the units 4
Approaches 4
Grammar and the ‘four skills’ 4
Teaching Reading 5
Introduction 5
Analysis 5
Teaching Listening 6
Introduction 6
Analysis 6
Teaching Speaking 7
Introduction 7
Analysis 7
Teaching Writing 8
Introduction 8
Analysis 8
Conclusion 10
Bibliography 11
Webography 11
Introduction
This subject, 'Developing Language Skills ', lead us to a thorough analysis of the way the “four skills” are applied into the classroom and how the different course books units should deal with them since nowadays, they “play a seminal role” in an English language context, besides as Henry Widdowson (1978:1) highlighted “the aims of a language teaching course are very often defined with reference to the four ‘language skills’: understanding speech (listening), speaking, reading and writing” (FUNIBER material, n.d. ; DLS; p. 1, 2). Throughout this subject, we have also reviewed how the four skills can be used together effectively and this has had a great impact on our views concerning the use of each part of the course books units. We have analyzed that with careful reflection and planning, any teacher can integrate both receptive (listening and reading) and productive skills (writing and speaking) in their classes simultaneously. For this purpose, teachers should have a solid plan for their lessons; think about what might be the best approach, methods and techniques, activities, materials & resources and aims to be achieved; cater their students
Bibliography: Doughty, C. (1991). Second language instruction does make a difference: evidence from an empirical study of second language relativisation. Studies in Second Language Acquisition 13/4, 431-469. Harmer, J. (2007). How to teach English. Pearson Education Limited. Richards, J.C., Gallo, P. B., & Renandya, W. A. (2001). Exploring Teachers’ Beliefs and the Processes of Change. PAC Journal, 1,1, 41-58. White, R. and Arndt, V. (1991) Process Writing. London: Longman.