This document reports on a case study that examined students' responses to teaching English through an integrated-skills approach. The study involved 6 students at an English course in Bandung. Through observations and interviews, the study found that most students preferred the integrated-skills approach over a separated-skills approach. They felt it was more interesting and enjoyable to learn reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills together in a continuous sequence rather than separately. The integrated approach also helped students learn and use English in a more meaningful way that simulated real-world contexts.

1. STUDENTS’ RESPONSES ON TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH
INTEGRATED-SKILLS
(A Case Study of Students at One of the English Course in
Bandung)
Pratiwi Rahayu
Rifan Rahmawan
Wiena Novianti

2. The integration of skills in language classroom can be defined
quite simply as a series of activities or tasks which we use any
combination of the four skills – listening, speaking, reading,
writing- in a continuous and related sequence
(Read,1985 in Matthews,et.al.1985:72)
receptive skills
productive skills
(Harmer: 2007)

3. Ozturk (2007) integrating the language
skills provide meaningful content for
learners and make them use the
language in the real contexts provided
with task based activities.
How are the students’ responses on
teaching English through integrated-skills
in the classroom.
To know the students’ responses on
teaching English through integrated-skills
in the classroom.

4. to improve their knowledge and understanding about
teaching English integratedly
They can use it to add their knowledge about how is the
students’ responses about teaching English through
integrated skills
This research becomes a guidance for other researchers. They
may doing the same topic for any different level of education
and compare the result of the response from other students.

5. • The integration of skills in language classroom can be defined quite simply as a
series of activities or tasks which we use any combination of the four skills in a
continuous and related sequence
(Read, 1985 in Matthews,et.al.1985:72)
• There are two types of integrated-skills, such as
content-based language instructions and task-based
instructions (Rebecca:2001)
• Teaching integrating four skills does not diminishes
the importance of the rules of reading, writing,
speaking and listening (Brown: 1994)

6. Principals for developing a unit of material to practice the integration of
language skills in the classroom (Nunan: 1989)
authenticity
language focus
learning focus
task continuity
real-world focus

7. SPEAKING & LISTENING
READING
WRITING
SPEAKING & LISTENING
S SPEAKING & WRITING
Read (1985) in Matthews,et al
ANIMALS
(1985:72)

8. Participants and Research Site
- Six students
- An English Course in Bandung

9. Research Methodology and Data Analysis
CODING
Observation
Interview

10. Choosing integrated-skills or separated-skills
Atmosphere Feeling after of the class
Which one do you like, learning English intergratedly or
separately?
Interest in the lesson
How did you feel after the class?
Do you like the lesson?
Interest in topic
Which part of the lesson did you like the most?
(S1) Hmm.. I enjoy learning with many skills together.
(S2) I prefer to learn reading the story, speaking and writing
• Do you like the atmosphere of the class?
(S1) Happy and interested in English.
(S2) Happy but I feel so hungry.
(S3) I enjoy the class.
(S4) Happy because we learn together.
(S5) No at the first, finally I feel enjoy.
(S6) Happy and cheerful.
(S1) Hmm.. today I really love the lesson
(S2) I love because I learn many things.
(S3) I learn much.
(S4) Very interesting.
(S5) I love it.
(S6) I like it. It can add my knowledge.
(S1) I like it. I can imagine many things.
(S2) I love it, but finally get bored.
(S3) Interesting. So many pictures.
(S4) I love English.
(S5) I enjoy because I can see the pictures.
(S6) I really enjoy because I love English
(S1) Animals (listening and asking).
(S2) Reading about animals, I love tiger.
(S3) Writing about animals.
(S4) Writing about rabbit (animal).
(S5) Writing about animals.
(S6) Reading, but I do not like writing.
about animals in one time. Just like today.
(S3) I will get bored when only learn writing in one session.
(S4) I like learning English just like today because I learn
many things in one session, like reading an animal
story, writing and umm answering your question.
(S5) I like learning like today.
(S6) Hmm.. I think I love integrated-skills than separated-skills