An Overview on the Teaching of the Macro Skills

1. AN OVERVIEW ON THE
TEACHING
OF THE MACRO SKILLS

2. RECEPTIVE VS. EXPRESSIVE
MACRO SKILLS

3. RECEPTIVE MACROSKILLS IS THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND WORDS AND
LANGUAGE. MUCH OF THIS TYPE OF SKILL IS INFERRING
COMMUNICATION FROM OUR ENVIRONMENT AND EXPERIENCES.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HEAR A SIREN, WE KNOW TO GET OUT OF THE
WAY FOR AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE. SIMILARLY, WHEN A DOG SEES THEIR
OWNER GRAB A LEASH AND PUT ON A COAT, THEY BECOME EXCITED
BECAUSE EXPERIENCE HAS COMMUNICATED IT IS TIME TO GO ON A
WALK.
RECEPTIVE SKILL ALSO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERSTANDING
CONCEPTS SUCH AS SIZE, SHAPE, COLOR, TIME, AND SENTENCE
STRUCTURE.

4. EXPRESSIVE MACROSKILLS IS THE USE OF WORDS, SENTENCES,
GESTURES, AND WRITING TO CREATE A MESSAGE OR CONVEY A
MEANING. IT IS FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH IDENTIFYING
OBJECTS, DESCRIBING EVENTS AND HOW TO DO ACTIONS, CREATE
SENTENCES AND USE CORRECT GRAMMAR.
CHILDREN OF THE APPROPRIATE AGE ALSO WILL HAVE THE ABILITY
TO RECALL OR TELL A STORY AND ANSWER INVOLVED QUESTIONS.
THIS IS CRITICAL FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND
COMMUNICATION OF NEEDS, WANTS, AND DEVELOP WRITING.

5. THERE ARE FOUR BASIC LANGUAGE SKILLS:
LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, WRITING.
THEY ARE MOST COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE
“MACROSKILLS”.
THE FOUR BASIC SKILLS ARE RELATED TO
EACH OTHER BY THE DIRECTION OF
COMMUNICATION: RECEIVING AND
EXPRESSING/PRODUCING THE MESSAGE.

6. LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
LISTENING COMPREHENSION IS
THE RECEPTIVE SKILL IN THE
ORAL MODE. WHEN WE SPEAK
OF LISTENING WHAT WE
REALLY MEAN IS LISTENING
AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT
WE HEAR.

7. SPEAKING
IS THE EXPRESSIVE SKILL IN THE ORAL MODE. IT,
LIKE THE OTHER SKILLS, IS MORE COMPLICATED
THAN IT SEEMS AT FIRST AND INVOLVES MORE
THAN JUST PRONOUNCING WORDS.
SPEAKING IS OFTEN CONNECTED WITH LISTENING.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION
MAKES UP FOR THE DEFECT IN COMMUNICATIVE
ABILITY IN THE TRADITIONAL LEARNING.

8. READING
IS THE RECEPTIVE SKILL IN THE WRITTEN MODE. IT
CAN DEVELOP INDEPENDENTLY OF LISTENING AND
SPEAKING SKILLS, BUT OFTEN DEVELOPS ALONG
WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY INSOCIETIES WITH A
HIGHLY-DEVELOPED LITERARY TRADITION.
READING CAN HELP BUILD VOCABULARY THAT
HELPS LISTENING COMPREHENSION AT THE LATER
STAGES, PARTICULARLY.

9. WRITING
IS THE PRODUCTIVE SKILL IN THE WRITTEN
MODE. IT, TOO, IS MORE COMPLICATED
THAN IT SEEMS AT FIRST, AND OFTEN
SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST OF THE
SKILLS, EVEN FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS OF A
LANGUAGE, SINCE IT INVOLVES NOT JUST A
GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF SPEECH,
BUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND
PRESENTATION OF THOUGHTS IN A
STRUCTURED WAY.

10. THESE SKILLS ARE PROVEN TO BE
INTERTWINED ACCORDING TO
LANGUAGE THEORITICIANS.
THEY BELIEVED HOW RECEPTIVE AND
EXPRESSIVE MACROSKILLS RELATE
EACH OTHER IN BUILDING THE PERSON’S
BACKGROUND IN KNOWLEDGE.

11. VIEWING AS A NEW MACRO
SKILL

12. VIEWING REFERS TO PERCEIVING, EXAMINING,
INTERPRETING, AND CONSTRUCTION MEANING FROM VISUAL
IMAGES AND IS CRUCIAL TO IMPROVING COMPREHENSION OF
PRINT AND NONPRINT MATERIALS. IT IS A PROCESS THAT
SUPPORTS ORACY AND LITERACY, AND IS A PART OF AN
INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM. IT INVOLVES
INTERPRETING THE IMAGES FOR WHICH WORDS STAND AND
CONNECTING VISUAL IMAGES IN VIDEOS, COMPUTER
PROGRAMS, AND WEBSITES.
THE DOMINANCE OF VISUAL MEDIA IN OUR LIVES TODAY HAS
LED TO THE INCLUSION OF VIEWING IN THE LANGUAGE MACRO-
SKILLS.
WITH THE INCLUSION OF VIEWING IN THE MACRO-SKILLS AND
PROLIFERATION OF MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY, IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT BOTH SPEAKERS AND LISTENERS CRITICALLY ASSESS
AUDIOVISUAL INPUTS AND MAKE MEANING FROM THEM
(CURRICULUM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, 2010).

13. CONNECTION OF THE MACRO SKILLS WITH
VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND
LITERATURE

14. MACRO-SKILLS ARE THE PRIMARY ABILITY THAT
INVOLVES THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING OUR
KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY. EACH OF OUR
MACRO-SKILLS WORKS ON IMPROVING CERTAIN
ABILITY TO COMPREHEND COMPONENTS OF
LANGUAGE THAT INCLUDES THE VOCABULARY,
GRAMMAR AND LITERATURE. THE FLUENCY AND
ACCURACY WITHIN THESE COMPONENTS BOILS DOWN
ON HOW WE IMPROVE AND DEVELOP OUR MACRO-
SKILLS.

15. GREATLY DEVELOPING ONE’S MACRO SKILLS
PROMOTES COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE,WHICH
INVOLVES THE COMPETENCY ON THE APPROPRIATE
USE OF VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND LITERATURE.
OUR MACRO-SKILLS NAMELY, LISTENING, SPEAKING,
READING, WRITING, AND VIEWING PLAY A KEY ROLE IN
FOSTERING LEARNERS’ COMPETENCE. SINCE THESE
SKILLS ARE VITAL IN THE MANIFESTATIONS OF
INTERPRETING AND PRODUCING A SPOKEN OR
WRITTEN PIECE OF DISCOURSE (LITERATURE) AS
WELL AS A WAY OF MANIFESTING THE REST OF THE
COMPONENTS OF A LANGUAGE (VOCABULARY AND
GRAMMAR).