【英语教学法课件】Unit-13-Integrated-Skills

1、Unit 13Integrated SkillsUnit 13Integrated SkillsQuestions: 1. Do we often use only one single language skill or more than one in our daily life? Please give me some examples to illustrate this.Questions: 1. Do we often us2. How about the situations for our English teaching? Do we use only one skill

2、all the time?e.g. A reading class might include: Pre-reading discussion Listening Reading Writing 2. How about the situations fo Production and reception are quite simply two sides of the same coin. Interaction means sending and receiving messages.I. Why integration? Production and reception are Why

3、 Integration? The interrelationship of written and spoken language is an intrinsically motivating reflection of language and culture and society. Written and spoken language often (but not always) bear a relationship to each other.Why Integration? The interrelWhy integration? We teach learners to do

4、 things with language, not just to teach about language (the forms of language). Often one skill will reinforce another. Why integration? We teach learII. How to integrate the four skills? Content-based teaching:integrates the learning of some specific subject-matter content with the learning of a s

5、econd language.e.g. English for specific purposes (ESP) (for engineering, medicine, etc.)II. How to integrate the four Theme / Topic-based teaching:How to integrate the four skills?e.g. English for academic purposes (EAP)In the classroom, students read articles or chapters, view video programs, disc

6、uss issues,propose solutions, and carry out writing assignments on a given theme (topic). Theme / Topic-based teaching:How to integrate the four skills? Experiential Learning:Teachers do not simply tell students about how language works; instead, they give students opportunities to use language.How

7、to integrate the four skil(1) One learns best by doing, by active experimentation.(2) Inductive learning by discovery activates strategies that enable students totake charge of their own learning progress. American educator, John Dewey:(1) One learns best by doingHow to integrate the four skills? Ta

8、sk-based Teaching:(1) An emphasis on learning to communicate through interaction in the target language.(2) The introduction of authentic texts into the learning situation.(3) Opportunities for learners to focus not only on language, but also on the learning process itself.How to integrate the four

9、skilTask-based Teaching:(4) The learners own personal experiences as important contributing elements to classroom learning. (5) To link classroom language learning with language activation outside the classroom.(Brown 1994b: 220-230)Task-based Teaching:(4) The leHow to integrate the four skills?Simp

10、le integrationComplex integration(Wang: 149-152)How to integrate the four skilTeaching Practice:Have a discussion of Task 4 and try to design some teaching activities.Teaching Practice:Have a discuIII. The implication for teaching:Read the textbook from p153-155.Have a look at Task 5.III. The implication for teachIV. Limitations of integrating the fou