SKILLS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. STRATEGIES OF EFFICIENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING
Keywords:
communicative language teaching, integration of the four macro levels, listening, speaking, reading, writing.Abstract
The article deals with strategies of efficient English language training, in particular communicative language teaching. The main goal of teaching is the formation of communicative competence through enhancing fundamental kinds of speech activity: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Some theoretical aspects typical of this approach are described. A sample lesson plan is written to present all the steps of integration of four macro levels.
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Integrated Skills in the ESL/EFL Classroom. ERIC Digest. http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-2/esl.htm
Richards, J. C., and R. Schmidt, 2002. Longman dictionary of language teaching and applied linguistics. 3rd ed. London: Longman.
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