Second Regional ELT Conference

Federico Arteaga C.
Centro Colombo Americano Manizales
2K9
 Goals for this session

♠ To celebrate language.
♠ To approach the nature of the language skills.
♠ To figure out language sub-skills, their use their
purpose and their training.
♠ To look into a new model of class planning.
 SKILLS
CANNOT BE
ISOLATED
 One of the following is not listed as a
necessary sub-skill in the integrated skills
approach

1.Grammar
2.Vocabulary.
3.Speaking.
4.Pronunciation.
 How many?

 Listening -Grammar
 Reading -Vocabulary
- Paraphrasing &
 Writing
Notetaking
 Speaking -Pronunciation
 Rote memorizations is promoted in the
integrated skills approach.

1. False. Communicating real

information is better.
2. True. It is accompanied by sharing
real information.
3. False. The focus is on a particular
theme or content area.
4. True. It stregthens receptive skills.
STORY OF AN
ORANGE
 A type of activity

 A pre-reading discussion of the topic

to activate schemata.
 Listening to a lecture or a series of
informative statements about the
topic or passage to be read.
 A focus on certain reading strategy
(for instance, scanning).
 Writing a paraphrase of a section of
the reading passage.
(Brown, 2001)
 Speaking

Reading Listening

Writing THE DIAMOND SKILL

First Halo (center)

Students repeat structures, drill, learn

by rote, produce after a model.

WH questions  Information

Individual
Second Halo (mid section)

Students interact using target

structures, identify the parts of
language through class dynamics,
rely on partner rather than on
textbook.

Statements

Interpersonal
Third Halo (external)

Students produce of their own accord,

mistakes reveal experimentation with
language, interaction becomes
spontaneous, student questions seem to
favor a hypothesis and thus manifest
theory on language.

YES/NO questions  confirmation

Social
 Speaking

Reading Listening

Writing THE DIAMOND SKILL

INTENSIVE
EXTENSIVE
 What can you do?

 Organise
 Observe
 Orchestrate feedback
 Prompt
THANK YU

Federico Arteaga C.
asmodeus.cama@gmail.co