TY - BOOK ID - 80730956 TI - Current trends in the development and teaching of the four language skills AU - Usó Juan, Esther AU - Martínez Flor, Alicia PY - 2006 VL - 29 SN - 1282194135 9786612194139 3110197774 9783110197778 3110189682 9783110189681 9783110189681 3110189682 PB - Berlin New York M. de Gruyter DB - UniCat KW - Language and languages KW - Foreign language study KW - Language and education KW - Language schools KW - Study and teaching. KW - Langage et langues KW - Etude et enseignement KW - Language and languages Study and teaching KW - Study and teaching KW - Second language acquisition. KW - applied linguistics. KW - language teaching. KW - second language acquisition research. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80730956 AB - Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the four Language Skills builds connections from theory in the four language skills to instructional practices. It comprises twenty-one chapters that are grouped in five sections. The first section includes an introductory chapter which presents a communicative competence framework developed by the editors in order to highlight the key role the four skills play in language learning and teaching. The next four sections each represent a language skill: Section II is devoted to listening, Section III to speaking, Section IV to reading and Section V to writing. In order to provide an extensive treatment of each of the four skills, each section starts with a theoretical chapter which briefly illustrates advances in the understanding of how each skill is likely to be learned and taught, followed by four didactically oriented chapters authored by leading international specialists. These pedagogical chapters deal specifically with four key topics: 1) areas of research that influence the teaching of a particular skill; 2) an overview of strategies or techniques necessary for developing a particular skill; 3) an approach to the academic orientation of a particular skill, and 4) unique aspects of teaching each skill. Moreover, all chapters incorporate two common sections: pre-reading questions at the beginning of the chapter in order to stimulate readers' interest in its content, and a section entitled suggested activities at the end of the chapter in order to allow readers put the ideas and concepts presented into practice. The accessible style and practical focus of the volume make it an ideal tool for teachers, teacher trainers, and teacher trainees who are involved in teaching the four language skills in a second or foreign language context. ER -