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YThe Integrated Skills is excellent to
improve your English structure and
grammar skills. You will focus on
speaking, grammar, vocabulary,
reading and writing skills in a time.
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Y Teachers are able to track students·
progress in multiple skills at the same
time.

Y Also, skill integration allows for growth

in all main skill areas at the same time,
this allows students to be able to use
their strengths in order to help them
grow in their weaknesses.
Y Thisadvantage also relates to
motivation, because if the learner is a
weak reader, but a very strong speaker,
they may be prevented from becoming
discouraged and unmotivated to
continue learning the language.

Y Inother words, if a student is particularly

strong in reading, they may be able to
use this skill to help them with listening
Integrating the Language Skills:

In order to integrate the language

skills in instruction,
teachers should consider taking
these steps:
¨ Learn more about the various ways
to integrate language skills in the
classroom (e.g., content-based,
task-based, or a combination).
Y¨ Reflect on their current approach
and evaluate the extent to which the
skills are integrated.

Y¨ Choose instructional materials,

textbooks, and technologies that
promote the integration of listening,
reading, speaking, and writing, as
well as the associated skills of
syntax vocabulary, and so on.
Y¨ Even if a given course is labeled
according to just one skill,
remember that it is possible to
integrate the other language skills
through appropriate tasks.

Y¨ Teach language learning

strategies and emphasize that a
given strategy can often enhance
performance in multiple skills.
hat are the key features
of effective assessment in
speaking?
Be clear about what is being
assessed. It is not the accent or
dialect that is being assessed, the
length of the contribution, the
opinion expressed or their
confidence and leadership
qualities.
But it is:

Ythe effectiveness of their talk,

including adaptation to purpose,
context and audience.

Yacontribution that shows positive

and flexible work in groups;
Ya contribution that builds on that of
others ² showing evidence of
responding.

Yclarityin communicating, including

the use of reason, clear sequencing
of ideas and the use of standard
English.
 hat does our plan look like for assessment in
school?

In school, how you will assess Speaking ?

You might include the following:

Y encouragingchildren to assess and evaluate

their own and each other·s performance.

Y systematically collect concrete evidence of talk

in the form of group observation sheets, video
and audio recordings, written logs and diaries.
Ysummarising achievement; for
example, at the end of a term or
year, in order to provide information
to help plan for progression in the
most appropriate way;

Ystandardising assessments by
visiting each other·s classrooms and
discussing performance, both within
school.
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YContent
YGrammar
YVocabulary
YEffort
YPronunciation
Yord Choice
YComprehension Intonation
YAccent
YOrganization
YEye Contact
YFluency
YComfort level
Ñake a rubric«.

A rubric is a description of what the

students should be able to achieve.
It is meant to
communicate to BOTH students and
teachers what the student CAN do
and what they
must then do to improve.
Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Y Assessing through an Interview.
Y Assessing using retelling.

Y Anecdotal Records.

Y Audio Recording.