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The 4 Language Skills
When we learn a language, there are four skills that we need for complet communication. When we learn our native language, we usually learn to listen first, then
" to speak, then to read, and finally to write. These are called the four "language skills
Skill 1: Listening
Skill 2: Speaking
Skill 3: Reading
Skill 4: Writing
: The four language skills are related to each other in two ways
the direction of communication ) in or out )
the method of communication ) spoken or written )
" Input is sometimes called "reception
" and output is sometimes called "production
" Spoken is also known as "oral
In fact there are other skills for language learning
" such as Grammar and Pronunciation often called "micro-skills
But the 4 skills illustrated above are the main ones
and the ones that people usually mean when they refer to language skills
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