Table 3 Suggested Communicative Activities and Classroom Practices for the 2003–2012 and 2013–Present Courses of Study
Suggested Communicative Activities | % of teachers who (often or sometimes) conducted the suggested activities (n = 887): 2005 Survey | % of teachers who (often or sometimes) conducted the suggested activities (n = 2,493): 2014 Survey |
|---|---|---|
A. Listening for understanding the given information and the speaker’s intention or grasping the main points | 38.2 | 65.1 |
B. Reading for understanding the given information and the speaker’s intention or grasping the main points | 51.2 | 89.2 |
C. Discussing and exchanging one’s ideas or the information gained through listening and reading | 16.7 | 33.0 |
D. Writing by sorting one’s ideas or the information gained through listening and reading | 18.8 | 39.7 |