 Re: The four language skills are all connected, aren't they?
Thanks a lot. I wish I could get a copy of the book. They are rare here in Asia.
It's hard still for some of our employers to understand that, even when we focus more on a particular skill, from time to time we have to teach another skill in order to enhance the understanding of what we are teaching. I have a student in my fourth grade class who is one of the best but can't write a single correct sentence. Guess the reason; the parents always hired teachers to teach him conversation as most parents do in Asia. Now it is so hard to make the child believe that writing is as important a skill as speaking. In class he does whatever is required perfectly but once a writing activity shows up, that's the end of the lesson for him. |