Didactic Materials to Develop the 4 Macro English Language Skills

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Didactic materials to develop the 4 macro english language skills

Learning Activity 3 - Learning Outcomes and Cognition

Writing

ts practice has on the overall development of English language learning/teaching students make some errors in writing may have on the in writing may have on the process of learning a language, and therefore it seems therefore it seems logical to learn to write as soon as you start practicing writing the same time as one begins to practice the other skills. the other skills.

tips for mastering writing tests Connectors are essential to organize your ideas write an outline with the main ideas Practice makes perfect Use the right words

Opinion students frequently practice the four "skills" in English classes in a creative and meaningful way, paying as much attention as possible to real communication. in English classes in a creative and meaningful way, paying as much attention as possible to real communication. will make an exact schedule of how each class will work, and how much time will be how much time will be devoted to the practice of each skill, and how much time will be of each of the skills.

We should try to do all kinds of controlled controlled or guided composition exercises1 , on the practice of which we should weiting "1, on the practice of which there are many works available. The practice of writing is an #enormous exercise of consolidation, and should be practiced be practiced in parallel with the other skills.

Use Language in Authentic Ways

To learn a language, learners need to hear and read the language as native speakers use it.

SPEAKING

Collaboration

This will allow students to discuss content, use language in a variety of ways, and learn from each other.Effective collaborative activities have three characteristics.Communication gap: Each student has relevant information that the others do not have.

Using task-based activities

Using similar task-based activities in the classroom is an excellent way to encourage learners to use the language.

Integrated Approach

combination of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in classroom activities that mimic real-world language use. reading, discussing, and writing about material increases their language proficiency.

OPINION

MATERIALS

As a teacher you should always try to use the language as naturally as possible when addressing students. Slowing down may seem to make the message more understandable, but it also distorts the subtle changes in pronunciation that occur in naturally paced speech. Students learn a language when they study it from scratch, without translation and through practice and socialization.

Give students authentic readingmaterial from newspapers, magazines, and other print sources,videos, songs. To make them accessible Speak at a normal rate Use vocabulary and sentence structures with which students are familiar State the same idea in different ways to aid comprehension

Listening

The role of the teacher is important when comes to choosing the didactic materials for the students because they have to analyze students's needs and preferences according to the level they are coursing. It is inappropriate to do activities which are not proper to the level. Also, the materials have to be affordable and easy. Specifically talking about Listening skills, there shoul be "a large variety of literary, artistic, political, social, economic and educational topics that can train students on listening skills (Hafidz, A., Rustamaji, R. & Wafi, H., 2019)"

Listening Apps and Tools

1. LyricsTraining

8. Listen and write

2. Listen Notes (listening podcasts)

9. SpeakPipe (create short videos)

10. Videoconverter (separate video from audio)

3. Accent Rosie (short audio clips)

4. TeachVid (multiple activities w/ videos)

5. Read Aloud (read any text online)

REMEMBER: Assess your students's listening skills with a listening pre-posttest.

6. Synth (record podcasts and share)

7. Fluid Data (searches audio files)

RE A D I N G

In schools, teachers are responsible for making use of reading materials and showing children how to use them at different times in learning to read.

Reading involves thinking skills: analyzing, establishing relationships, comparing, inferring, drawing conclusions, making judgments, and more. When reading these skills, moreover, the more you read, the easier it is to express yourself, the richer the vocabulary and the faster the flow of ideas.

The most commonly used materials in a classroom are: .

Image books only

Comics

Encyclopedias

Magazines

Informational books

Text and picture books

Poetry

Newspapers

Albums

Dictionaries

Short stories

Manuals

Opinion

Teachers, because of their position, seek to achieve creative expressions by solving problems in their teaching practice, as a guarantee of students' attention. It is in this perspective that didactic resources become a support tool, a support, a strategy, a way, a didactic action for this teaching-learning to take place, thus relating to the motivational aspects in the attention processes. For effective information. Therefore, a quality education requires the inclusion of this type of resource in a reasonable and appropriate manner in the educational process, in order to make the classroom more receptive, participatory, practical and enjoyable.

• Hafidz, A., Rustamaji, R. & Wafi, H. (2019). Preparation of Learning Materials for Listening Skill. European Union Digital Library: https://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.20-8-2019.2288104
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• Peachey, N. (2019). 10 tools for developing Students' Listening skills. OxfordTELF: https://oxfordtefl.com/blog/10-tools-for-developing-students-listening-skills/
• Salem, A. (2017). Engaging ESP Students with Brain-Based Learning for Improved Listening Skills, Vocabulary Retention and Motivation. ERIC: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1160987
• Madrid Fernández, D. (2001). Didactic materials for the teaching of English in Educational Sciences. Revista de Enseñanza Universitaria, extra 2001, 213-232.
• Tips for mastering writing tests. (n. d.). whatsup. Retrieved November 22, 2021, from https://whatsup.es/blog/5-tips-para-dominar-los-examenes-de-writing.

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