The document outlines a plan for a 1000-word report on developing broad and specialized English skills over a program. It instructs the reader to include an introduction, discussion of macro skills like reading and writing, discussion of micro skills like pronunciation and grammar, and a proposed plan with evidence. Broad skills include reading, writing, grammar, listening, and vocabulary. Specialized skills focus more on pronunciation, speaking, reading skills like skimming and scanning, writing skills like genre and paragraphs, and listening skills like gist and detail. The document provides examples of rubrics to evaluate language skills and proficiency levels.

1. Plan Development of Own
Broad and Specialized English
Stafford Lumsden

2. • 1000 word report
• Academic style
• Outlining YOUR plan to improve your English
skills over the program

3. Broad English Skills
• Reading
• Writing • Grammar
• Listening • Vocabulary
• Delivery

4. Specialized English
Pronunciation Speaking Reading
• Word stress • Register / Tone • Skimming /
scanning
• Sentence • Discourse
stress management • Gist
• Individual • Accuracy & • Detail
sounds fluency

5. Writing Listening Grammar
• Register • Gist • Tense
• Paragraphs • Detail • Word order
• Genre • Prepositions
• Articles

6. Determine Macro (and
Make a plan
Provide evidence

7. Plan your report

8. Plan your report
Introduction

9. Plan your report
Introduction
Discussion of Macro Skills

10. Plan your report
Introduction
Discussion of Macro Skills
Discussion of Micro Skills

11. Plan your report
Introduction
Discussion of Macro Skills
Discussion of Micro Skills
Plan

12. Plan your report
Introduction
Discussion of Macro Skills
Discussion of Micro Skills
Plan
Evidence

13. A Rubric
• Holistic
• Criterion-referenced
• Performance measured against a
set of well known criteria
• Common example IELTS speaking
and writing exams

14. Skills and Language
Rubric
• In pairs add two descriptors to each
category to complete the rubric
• Think about your own experiences and
level

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