The Importance of Integrating the Four Language Skills and Its Impact on Student Performance
Keywords:
skills integration, increased cognitive flexibility, contextualized vocabularyAbstract
The article provides information about the significance of the immersion and integrations of four major languages skills in EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom. The author thoroughly discusses the efficiency and relevance of implementing all four skills in classroom and its accordance with the enhancement of learners’ performance.
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