The Four Language Skills

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 While learning a language it must be considered the fact that language is a skill subject rather than knowledge subject. In the teaching-learning of English, the main skills are listening, speaking , reading and writing. These four skills are categorized into two types. They are i) Productive or Active skills and ii) Receptive or Passive skills.

Speaking and Writing are skills that involve production on the part of language user. Hence they are called Productive Skills. On the other hand, Listening and Reading are Receptive Skills where the language users receives information through these.

Listening Skills:

            In the learning of language, listening is the basis of everything. Practice in listening is the first and foremost principle in language learning. Without it, the whole foundation of language will be weak and defective. The listening skill is determined by two factors. They are interest and usefulness. One listens to that which he is interested and to that which he finds useful.  In this connection the teaching of English should be made interesting and purposeful. This will enhance the listening skill of the learners.

Speaking Skills:

            Language exists first in its spoken form. It can be learnt primarily through speech. Knowing a language is the ability to understand and speak the language. A good speaker of English can recall words and structures quickly. He can produce characteristic English speech sounds both in isolation and in combination. He can use appropriate stress and intonation patterns and can use appropriate words and structures to express his thoughts and feelings. Speaking is considered as an active and productive skill.

Reading Skills:

            Reading is a process of looking at a written or printed symbol and translating it into an appropriate sound. This spoken symbol is further associated with an object for which it stands. Thus Reading constitutes three elements- the symbol, the sound and the sense. When a person reads anything, his eyes go on moving along with the printed or written symbols. In fact the eyes do not move smoothly in one movement. They move in jumps separated by very short stops. These stops or pauses are known as fixations. The number of words read in one complete movement of the eye is called the Eye –span.

Writing Skills:

            According to Bacon, ”Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man.” Writing is on immense importance. Writing skill reinforces oral and reading work. Writing helps the organization of thought. One is able to communicate one’s ideas through writing. Language learning, in fact, is said to be incomplete without developing the skill of writing.

Dear readers, these are the four different skills one has to inculcate to be a successful language learner. I hope you enjoyed reading it and we shall be back with an interesting article next. Until then stay connected with us.

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