WEEK 9

When we reflect on the importance of teaching accurately the four English skills listening, speaking, reading, and writing there is a big wish of developing that chore as good as possible. We need to apply lesson plans to get that aim. If we want to teach any subject, it is necessary to do it organized and focused in specific objectives because we are going to deal with many other skills such as pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and spelling and all of them play a role in effective English communication. The amount of attention we give to each skill will depend both the level of our learners as well as their situational needs. Generally beginners, especially those who are nonliterate, benefit most from listening and speaking instruction with relatively little work on reading and writing. As fluency increases, the amount of reading and writing in our lessons may also increase. With advanced learners, up to half of our lesson time can be spent on written skills, although our learners may wish to keep their focus directed toward oral communication if that is a greater need.