Integrating Language Skills

When discussing the four domains, I often feel that they are discussed separately. However, this should not be the case with instruction. According to Diaz- Rico & Weed, writing, reading, listening, and speaking should be combined. This will help develop the language skills in a unified way. It also helps reinforce one skill by using another. This allows for "language to convert from receptive (listening and reading) to productive (speaking and writing) and vice versa" (Diaz- Rice & Weed, 2010).