and respond in L2. For this purpose, functional lessons focus on listening and speaking skills—oral communication. In lessons 1 and 2, students will be engaged in comprehension activities as well as communicative interaction with fellow students in order to grasp the usage of following expressions:
Express interest in friend’s idea: Are you?
Ask friends of their interest: “Are you int
A. A SEQUENCE OF GRAMMAR
To begin with, it would be better to look over the way each chapter is structured. Keumsung middle school English 1 & 2, respectively, have 12 lessons, each of which consists of 7 sections – listening, speaking, reading, writing, consolidation, self-test, and task performance. For example, lesson 1 in English 1 is organized as seen here;
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Introduction
Recent research indicates that becoming more aware of what readers do when they read, becoming conscious of their own reading processes, is a powerful tool for improving reading efficiency.
(Carrell 1989; Carson et al. 1990; Shih 1992)
Reading process of L1 readers
Automatic & Unconscious
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and acquisition skills
Conscious techniques of memorization and enhanced skills of listening (tuning of the ear, recognition of sound patterns) and speaking (training of the vocal organs to reproduce new words accurately), need to be developed in the learner throughout the course.
2. Whole Language Approach - Activity 2, Image Game
1) Definition of Whole Language Approach
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and interests are different, the textbook can’t cover all although it has lots of varieties.
③ It first focuses on “Listening” and “Speaking,” and then on “Reading” and “Writing.” The form and function are emphasized at the same time, more focused on communicative approach. Also it emphasizes fluency and accuracy. Students can practice several times with various activities re