Introduction 1
Chapter 1 General Objectives 4
1.1 Communication and Language Development 5
1.2 Thinking Skills 8
1.3 Learning How to Learn 8
1.4 Language and Culture 9
Chapter 2 Major Approaches and Implications for Methodology 10
2.1 Some Theoretical Assumptions about Language 10
2.2 Some Theoretical Assumptions about Learning 11
2.3 Integration in Language Lessons 15
2.4 Achieving Integration Through the Use of Inventories 17
2.5 Planning an Integrated Sequence of Lessons 18
2.6 Suggested Steps in Planning an Integrated Sequence of Lessons 19
2.7 Sample of Integrated Sequence of Lessons 21
Chapter 3 Common Themes,Topics and Activities 27
3.1 Guidelines on Using the Inventories 28
3.2 Suggested Themes/Topics 29
3.3 Activities Inventory 33
Chapter 4 Basic Language Skills and Communicative Functions 50
4.1 Spectrum of Skills 51
4.2 List of Communicative Functions 73
Chapter 5 Essential Grammar Items 76
5.1 Grammatical Units 77
5.2 Word Classes 78
5.3 Phrases，Clauses，Sentences and Texts 94
5.4 Punctuation 101
5.5 Capitalization 103
Chapter 6 Language Assessment 104
6.1 Purposes of Language Assessment 104
6.2 Principles of Language Assessment 105
6.3 Content of Assessment 106
6.4 Forms of Assessment 106
6.5 Testing Continuum 112
6.6 Assessment Criteria and Guidelines 113
6.7 Test Tasks 116
6.8 Suggestions on Profiling 122
Appendices 125
References 154