Language Learning Skills Discussion

Listening = Receptive/Passive Speaking = Productive/Active Reading = Receptive/Passive Writing = Productive/Active

Oral = Listening, Speaking Written = Reading, Writing Receptive = Listening, Reading Productive = Speaking, Writing

First language skill acquired in our native language = Listening Involves receiving language in the form of sound or text = Reading Involves producing spoken language = Speaking Involves producing written language = Writing

<p>Listening = Receptive skill in the auditory mode Reading = Receptive skill in the written mode Speaking = Productive skill in the oral mode Writing = Productive skill in the written mode</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interactive listening = Involves asking questions for clarification Non-interactive listening = Does not allow for asking questions for clarification Face-to-face conversation = An example of interactive listening Listening to the radio = An example of non-interactive listening</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interactive speaking = Includes face-to-face and telephone call conversations Partially interactive situations = Such as giving a speech in front of an audience Productive skills = Speaking and writing, often called active skills Passive listener = Relates to non-interactive listening in listening skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Speaking = Learning through listening to native speakers Listening = Understanding spoken language by listening to radios and audios Reading = Practicing through books and vocabulary lists Writing = Practicing making and imitating the symbols</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shoshone language = Does not have a writing system Nahuatl language = Does not have a writing system Latin language = An extinct language Ancient Greek language = A dead language</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Language lacks writing system = Unable to learn to read or write that language Learning an extinct or dead language = Unable to learn to speak or listen as there are no native speakers alive today Wanting to understand spoken language only = Learning through listening to native speakers Wanting to speak languages with complex writing systems only = Avoiding the need to read and write by relying only on Romanization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>3866 = Out of 7099 languages alive today 7099 - 3866 = Do not have an equivalent writing system</p> Signup and view all the answers