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What are receptive communication skills?
What are receptive communication skills?
Receptive communication skills are the abilities to understand and interpret information from others.
Which of the following are considered receptive skills? (Select all that apply)
Which of the following are considered receptive skills? (Select all that apply)
- Reading (correct)
- Writing
- Speaking
- Listening (correct)
- Viewing (correct)
Receptive skills are also known as active skills.
Receptive skills are also known as active skills.
False (B)
The process of constructing meaning is a continuous process that is inherent in receptive skills.
The process of constructing meaning is a continuous process that is inherent in receptive skills.
What is the definition of 'interaction' in the context of receptive skills?
What is the definition of 'interaction' in the context of receptive skills?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the process of reading that is part of receptive skills?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the process of reading that is part of receptive skills?
The 'Top-Down View' in reading comprehension refers to using previous knowledge to understand.
The 'Top-Down View' in reading comprehension refers to using previous knowledge to understand.
What are two examples of metacognition skills used in listening comprehension?
What are two examples of metacognition skills used in listening comprehension?
Describe the role of the eyes and ears in viewing, as a receptive skill.
Describe the role of the eyes and ears in viewing, as a receptive skill.
The importance of receptive skills lies solely in their ability to improve comprehension.
The importance of receptive skills lies solely in their ability to improve comprehension.
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of developing receptive skills?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of developing receptive skills?
Receptive skills are essential for effective communication and understanding.
Receptive skills are essential for effective communication and understanding.
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Receptive Communication Skills
Receptive Communication Skills
Skills that help you understand information, like reading, listening, and watching.
Productive Communication Skills
Productive Communication Skills
Skills that help you produce language, like speaking and writing.
Active Processing Skills
Active Processing Skills
Skills that require actively processing information using prior knowledge and strategies.
Constructing Meaning
Constructing Meaning
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Saccades
Saccades
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Fixation
Fixation
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Regression
Regression
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Return Sweep
Return Sweep
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Top-Down View
Top-Down View
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Bottom-Up View
Bottom-Up View
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Interactive View
Interactive View
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Listening
Listening
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Sound Recognition
Sound Recognition
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Metacognition Skills in Listening
Metacognition Skills in Listening
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Inferring
Inferring
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Drawing Parallels between Languages
Drawing Parallels between Languages
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Viewing
Viewing
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Visual Recognition
Visual Recognition
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Attention, Memory, Concentration
Attention, Memory, Concentration
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Comprehension
Comprehension
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Expression
Expression
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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Reading as Attention Exercise
Reading as Attention Exercise
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Reading as Memory Exercise
Reading as Memory Exercise
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Reading as Concentration Exercise
Reading as Concentration Exercise
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Reading and Language Learning
Reading and Language Learning
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Reading and Comprehension
Reading and Comprehension
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Reading and Expression
Reading and Expression
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Reading and Vocabulary
Reading and Vocabulary
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Study Notes
Receptive Communication Skills
- Receptive skills are needed to understand a message
- These skills help decode the meaning of a message
- Traditionally, reading and listening are seen as receptive skills
- Viewing has become a receptive skill because of the rise of audiovisual materials since the 1990s
- Receptive skills are also known as passive skills
Interactive Processes
- Receptive skills are interactive processes, despite the common misconception that they are passive
- Reading, listening, and viewing involve a continuous process of constructing meaning from input
Reading is Interactive
- Reading involves eye movements:
- Saccades: quick eye movements
- Fixations: pauses in eye movement
- Regressions: Returning to previously read material
- Return sweep: moving back to the beginning of a line
- Bloom's Taxonomy is used with reading:
- remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating
- Top-down view: using prior knowledge to understand
- Bottom-up view: comprehension from the text itself
- Interactive view: Combining prior knowledge and text for comprehension
Listening is Interactive
- Listening involves picking up sounds and associating them with meanings
- Metacognitive skills like vocabulary are used in listening
Viewing is Interactive
- Viewing involves eye and ear usage to perceive images and sounds
- The brain processes these to form meanings
- Metacognitive skills are used
Importance of Receptive Skills
- Receptive skills improve attention, memory, and concentration
- They improve language use, comprehension, and expression
- They also increase vocabulary
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