Listening Speaking Reading Writing

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4.1.3.1 Listening

The listening activities developed into three different perspectives. The first type of activities is listening and answering comprehension questions. The second type of activities is task listening which aims to engage the learners to process spoken discourse for functional purposes. The third type of activities is interactive listening which insists the learners to develop critical listening and critical thinking. The inputs of listening passages are recorded dialogues and speeches.

4.1.3.2 Speaking

There are two different types of speaking. There are activities to engage the learners to communicate with others such as pair works, group works, role- plays and class discussions. There are also tasks to facilitate the learners to convey their ideas and information to others such as presentations, and speeches. Those activities and tasks encouragetrain the students to practice and produce fluency of communication skills.

4.1.3.3 Reading

The reading activities provide learners the input of general knowledge with language skills. The reading activities cover skills of pre-reading, during- reading, and post-reading which engage in to achieve learning goals. The reading passages are authentic, meaningful and interesting for the learners. 40

4.1.3.4 Writing

The writing tasks contain realistic writing activities that encounter the context of the lessons and features of writing skills. They encourage the learners to practice and produce their knowledge and ideas in the written forms. 4.1.3.5 Grammar Focus Expressions This section provides the learners with the related language such as grammar and expressions, which make the learners possible to communicate with others appropriately. The activities enrich the learners’ knowledge of language and facilitate them to produce the language accurately in the appropriate communication and writing contexts. The activities are such as gambits, matching and filling the charts.

4.1.3.6 Expanding Vocabulary