FIVE MACRO

SKILLS IN
LANGUAGE
Teaching English in Elementary Grades
 Learning Outcome

The COED future teachers will be

able to discuss the five macro skill
and there importance in teaching
English and in promoting literacy
01
LISTENING SKILLS

02 SPEAKING SKILLS

03 READING SKILLS

04 WRITING SKILLS

05
VIEWING SKILLS
 MACRO SKILLS
Macro skills refers to the primary, key, main
and largest skill set relating to a particular
context. It is commonly referred to in in
English language.

The five macro skills are listening, speaking,

reading, writing and viewing.
 MACRO SKILLS
ORAL LITERACY
SKILLS SKILLS
RECEPTIVE Listening Reading
SKILLS
Viewing
PRODUCTIVE
Speaking Writing
SKILLS
MACRO SKILLS

viewing
 01
LISTENING
o Listening is the ability to accurately
receive and interpret messages in the
communication process.

o There are three common modes of

listening: competitive, passive and active.
 01
COMPETITIVE LISTENING
o Happens when we are more interested in
promoting our own point of view than in
understanding or exploring someone else’s
view.
 01
PASSIVE LISTENING
o Is listening without reacting: Allowing
someone to speak, without interrupting.

o Not doing anything else at the same time.

 01
ACTIVE LISTENING
o Communication technique first developed
by Carl Rogers and Richards Farson that is
used in counseling, training and conflict
resolution.
o It requires the listener fully concentrate,
understand, respond and remember what is
said.
LISTENING SKILLS
 02
SPEAKING
o Speaking is done through the vocalization
of human communication.
o Speaking depends on the context wherein
communication will take place.

o Speaking can be formal or informal.

SPEAKING SKILLS
 03
READING
o Reading comprehension involves decoding
symbols with the intention of deriving
meaning from the text.
o This can be used for sharing knowledge, for
self-development or simply for relaxation.
 03
COMPONENTS OF READING
o Decoding refers to the process of translating
a printed word into a sound.
o Comprehension is the level of
understanding of a text or a message.
o Retention pertains to the ability to retain or
keep information of what has been read.
READING SKILLS
 04
WRITING
o Writing is the process of using symbols to
communicate thoughts and ideas in a
readable form.
o Follow the writing process:
1) prewriting 2) drafting 3) revising
4) proofreading 5) publishing
 04
STAGES OF DEVELOPING
WRITING SKILL
o Controlled includes copying

o Semi-Controlled is the goal of guided

writing is to make students practice
spelling, learn new vocabulary,
punctuation and structure.
 04
STAGES OF DEVELOPING
WRITING SKILL
o Free is teachers giving explanations of words and
expressions, a sample draft of composition before
students write independent work
o Expressive needs a lot of imagination wherein
students write poem, essay, short story, article
out of past experience.
WRITING SKILLS
 05
VIEWING
o Refers to the ability to perceive meaning
from visual images and presentations

o Process that supports oracy and literacy

o Broadens the ways in which students can

understand and communicate their ideas
VIEWING SKILLS
o Drawings
o Photographs
o Organizational graphs and charts
o Videos
o Multimedia
o WebPages – and web based
correspondence
 TYPES OF VIEWING
Visual Literacy
 Ability to interpret meaning from visual images

 Ability to construct effective visuals in order to convey

ideas to others (Valmont, 2003)
Critical Viewing
 Ability to carefully comprehend and evaluate information
presented by visual media
 Ability to think critically about the composition of the
picture
 Quiz Time
Create a personal
commitment contract
discussing the five
macro skill importance
in teaching and in
promoting personal
literacy.
Quiz Time
 Do you have any questions?

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