Jabulani Sibanda

Developing the Conventional Language Arts: Current Trends for Traditional Language Arts Jabulani Sibanda

This volume explores current trends that inform the development of the Traditional Language Arts of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. It challenges the Laguage practitioner to think outside the box and come up with original, creative and authentic tasks for the development of learners' language arts both in isolation and in an integrated fashion. The book requires a hands on approach where the reader completes the self assessment activities provided as well as effect some of the current trends in the real classroom situation and make informed decisions about their applicability, relevance and effectiveness. The watchword in all the activities is the attainment of authenticity in second language learning. The book recommends a paradigm shift in the way the traditional language arts have been developed in the learners.