Integrated Skills Approach in EFL Classrooms: A Literature Review

Main Author: Pardede, Parlindungan
Format: BookSection PeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: UKI Press , 2019
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Online Access: http://repository.uki.ac.id/927/1/Integrated%20Skills%20Approach%20in%20EFL%20Classrooms.pdf
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Daftar Isi:
  • The integrated-skills approach, which incorporates listening, speaking, reading, and writing, has become a new trend in EFL contexts because it is believed an effective approach to develop students’ communicative competence and the ability to use English to gain access to social, vocational, educational, or professional opportunities. Different from the traditional segregated language skills approach which presented a language skill in isolation from the others, the integrated-skills approach presents all language skills in conjunction with each other so that the learners do not only knows the language they are learning but also are able to use it natural communication. This article reviews current studies and ideas related to integrated skills approach in order to provide a more vivid understanding of its implementation in EFL contexts.