Language Learning Skills Discussion

10 Questions

Match the following language skills with their category:

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

Match the following communication modes with their respective language skills:

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

Match the following descriptions with the correct language skills:

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

Match the following language skills with their characteristics:

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

Match the following listening situations with their descriptions:

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

Match the following speaking situations with their characteristics:

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

Match the language skills with their examples as mentioned in the text:

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

Match the following languages with their characteristics as mentioned in the text:

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

Match the possibilities for not needing to develop all four language skills with their explanations as mentioned in the text:

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

Match the number of languages with writing systems with the total number of languages alive today, as mentioned in the text:

3866 = Out of 7099 languages alive today 7099 - 3866 = Do not have an equivalent writing system

This quiz discusses the main skills of language learning, how to organize them in the context of first language acquisition, the need to develop all the skills as a language learner, and the most important language skill. It provides an introduction to the set of capabilities that allow individuals to comprehend and produce spoken language effectively.