Introduction
Chapter 1 General Objectives
1.1 Communication and Language Development
1.2 Thinking Skills
1.3 Learning How to Learn
1.4 Language and Culture
Chapter 2 Major Approaches and Implications for Methodology
2.1 Some Theoretical Assumptions about Language
2.2 Some Theoretical Assumptions about Learning
2.3 Integration in Language Lessons
2.4 Achieving Integration Through the Use of Inventories
2.5 Planning an Integrated Sequence of Lessons
2.6 Suggested Steps in Planning an Integrated Sequence of Lessons
2.7 Sample of Integrated Sequence of Lessons
Chapter 3 Common Themes, Topics and Activities
3.1 Guidelines on Using the Inventories
3.2 Suggested Themes/Topics
3.3 Activities Inventory
Chapter 4 Basic Language Skills and Communicative Functions
4.1 Spectrum of Skills
4.2 List of Communicative Functions
Chapter 5 Essential Grammar Items
5.1 Grammatical Units
5.2 Word Classes
5.3 Phrases, Clauses, Sentences and Texts
5.4 Punctuation
5.5 Capitalization
Chapter 6 Language Assessment
6.1 Purposes of Language Assessment
6.2 Principles of Language Assessment
6.3 Content of Assessment
6.4 Forms of Assessment
6.5 Testing Continuum
6.6 Assessment Criteria and Guidelines
6.7 Test Tasks
6.8 Suggestions on Profiling
Appendiees
References