Integration of language skills at basic levels: Teaching highlights

The communicative approach to language instruction emphasizes students’ use of language competencies -- sometimes all four skills in one lesson -- in the context of real-life tasks. This creates numerous challenges for both teachers and students, especially in the first stages of language acquisitio...

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Main Author: Judith Golan Ben-Uri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Teacher Education Network 2023-10-01
Series:JETEN
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Online Access:https://etenjournal.com/2023/10/11/integration-of-language-skills-at-basic-levels-teaching-highlights-by-judith-golan-ben-uri/
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description The communicative approach to language instruction emphasizes students’ use of language competencies -- sometimes all four skills in one lesson -- in the context of real-life tasks. This creates numerous challenges for both teachers and students, especially in the first stages of language acquisition. This article presents a method that I developed for Hebrew+, The Israeli Program for the Instruction of Hebrew in Arab Society. Through graded planning of linguistic elements, it enables students to use the four language competencies effortlessly and correctly in the lesson as they carry out real-life tasks pertaining to a range of situations.
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spelling doaj.art-216c9c30a52c4b0da928693a2df721122023-10-11T01:16:51ZengEuropean Teacher Education NetworkJETEN2183-22342023-10-01156169Integration of language skills at basic levels: Teaching highlightsJudith Golan Ben-Uri0Judith Golan Ben-Uri is head of the Hebrew Center, David Yellin Academic College of Education, Jerusalem, Israel.The communicative approach to language instruction emphasizes students’ use of language competencies -- sometimes all four skills in one lesson -- in the context of real-life tasks. This creates numerous challenges for both teachers and students, especially in the first stages of language acquisition. This article presents a method that I developed for Hebrew+, The Israeli Program for the Instruction of Hebrew in Arab Society. Through graded planning of linguistic elements, it enables students to use the four language competencies effortlessly and correctly in the lesson as they carry out real-life tasks pertaining to a range of situations.https://etenjournal.com/2023/10/11/integration-of-language-skills-at-basic-levels-teaching-highlights-by-judith-golan-ben-uri/hebrew teachingcommunicative approachintegration of skillsforeign languagesecond language
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title Integration of language skills at basic levels: Teaching highlights
title_full Integration of language skills at basic levels: Teaching highlights
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communicative approach
integration of skills
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second language
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