Towards the development of a global communicative competence: The integration of oral and written skills in teaching and learning a foreign language

Abstract

This article discusses the didactic perspectives that show dialogue is an essential basis for the teaching of writing. The integration of speaking and writing skills is grounded on the sociocultural theoretical framework, which considers that working in pairs stimulates the zone of proximal development (ZPD), as well as showing that inner speech is a key element in the planning process of writing. Based on these premises, we present a final theoretical proposal, which constitutes the foundation of the concept of interactive writing classroom in a foreign language.