TEACHING VARIOUS ASPECT OF

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS

BY,
AMAL SYAFIQAH
JANARINESEH
NORSILA
NURUL SYAMIM
ASPECT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SKILLS

Listening
Writing
Speaking
Reading
 LISTENING
•Listening is more than merely hearing words.
•Listening is an active process by which students receive, construct
meaning from, and respond to spoken and or nonverbal messages
(Emmert, 1994).
•As such, it forms an integral part of the communication process and
should not be separated from the other language arts. Listening
comprehension complements reading comprehension.
•Teachers can help students become effective listeners by making
them aware of the different kinds of listening, the different purposes
for listening, and the qualities of good listeners. Wolvin and Coakley
(1992) identify four different kinds of listening.
 WRITING
Writing can mean using letters and symbols to represent sounds and
words of a language such as "I like writing letters to my friends."

Writing can mean the actual words and letters, such as "Writing was
invented thousands of years ago."

Writing can mean the work of an author, such as "His writing can be
found in any bookstore today."

Writing systems use sets of symbols to represent the sounds of speech,

and may also have symbols for such things as punctuation and
numerals.
 SPEAKING
• One's thoughts and feelings in spoken language.
∎  the activity of delivering speeches or lectures: public
speaking.

• Used for or engaged in speech: you have a clear speaking

voice.
∎  conveying meaning as though in words: she gave him a
speaking look.
∎  (of a portrait) so like the subject as to seem to be alive
and capable of speech: a speaking likeness.
∎ able to communicate in a specified language: an English-
speaking guide.
 READING
•'Reading' is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols for the
intention of deriving meaning (reading comprehension) and/or
constructing meaning.

• It is the mastery of basic cognitive processes to the point where they

are automatic so that attention is freed for the analysis of meaning.

•Reading is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of

sharing information and ideas. Like all language, it is a complex
interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the
reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language
community which is culturally and socially situated.

•The reading process requires continuous practices, development, and

refinement.
 TECHNIQUE FOR
TEACHING
THE ASPECT OF
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SKILLS
  

TECHNIQUE FOR TEACHING

LISTENING
Title:
Point to It

Type:
Listen, Look and Do
•
Time:
a few minutes at most

Method:

Students merely point to the item that the teacher says. Allow students to look at their friends’ responses for
this. This can be used for the presentation stage of the lesson, but needs to be kept brief. It can also be used
to review items prior to a speaking activity in games such as Snakes and Ladders and Follow the Wire.

Rationale:

Perhaps it is easier to learn from fellow students rather than from the teacher.
 ACTIVITIES FOR
TEACHING
THE ASPECT OF
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SKILLS
 ACTIVITIES FOR
TEACHING SPEAKING

• dialogue
• conversation
• singing
• role-play
• monologue
• picture narrating
• reporting
  

ACTIVITIES FOR
TEACHING READING
Title:
Snakes and Ladders
•
Type:
Look and Say
Method
: Students have a grid of say six rows by ten columns, and one die per
group. Students take turn to throw the die and move forward the
number of squares. They read only the item on the square that they
land on. If this square is a ladder, they climb up it, but if it is a snake,
they slide down it.
 REFERENCES

•http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15179687/teaching-activities-to-en
hance-speaking-skill
• http://www.ingilish.com/listening-activities.htm
•
http://www.pdf-finder.com/USING-ROLE-PLAY-IN-TEACHING-SPEAKI
NG.html
•
http://www.pdf-finder.com/Teaching-Skills-for-Listening-and-Speaki
ng.html
• http://gradschool.about.com/cs/reading/a/sq3r.htm
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Writing
•