Some Modes to Implement
Competence-Based ELT in Higher Education
Diemroh
Ihsan
To
successfully implement competence based ELT
in higher education is not that easy as it requires not only highly
committed lecturers and appropriate modes or strategies used by them but also
other factors like intrinsically motivated learners, convenient classroom, and
other learning and teaching facilities. This paper tries to present and discuss some modes that are worth trying by
English lecturers in order to help adult learners acquire English, not just
learn it. Competence Based ELT is aimed at achieving good if not excellent English
proficiency on the part of the learners
in that they are expected not only to possess good knowledge about English but
also more importantly have good linguistic as well as communicative competence
in the language. To develop two language skills--Writing Academic English and
Communicative Academic English—which become the focus of discussion in this
paper, four modes are suggested. To develop the former, paragraph writing, and
summarizing and paraphrasing strategies can be worthwhile whereas to develop
the latter, oral presentation strategies, and seminar procedures are
recommended.
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Ihsan, D. (2003, October). Some modes to implement
competence-based ELT in higher education. Paper presented at the 51st
TEFLIN International Conference,
Website: www.geocities.com/eltindonesia
Email: eltindonesia@yahoo.com