The language skills

The language skills

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  M. Sindhuja Assistant Professorof English Bon Secours College For Women
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  Mankind cannot existwithout communication The art of communication is the language of leadership
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   Language isa tool for communication.  Oral communication involves listening and speaking  Written communication involves reading and writing
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  Oral Written Receptive ListeningReading Productive Speaking writing
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   Using Englishinvolves listening and understanding  Speaking with clarity  Reading and understanding  Writing with a purpose
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   Listen andrespect  Listen and answer  Listen and do  Listen and complete the story
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   Answering teachersquestions on the text and other things of interest  Asking questions  Speaking of pictures  Short talks and debates  Conversations and interviews
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   Reading newspaper,magazines, tourist guides can be given to the learners and reading activities such as answers questions on the passage or giving direction to a tourist  Advertisements, announcements weather charts taken from newspapers or magazines can be given to the learners  Dictionary based activities
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   Motor skills Cognitive skills  Copy books  Filling forms such as money orders form, telegram etc  Replying real letters
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   Writing reviewsof films or plays  Note taking or note making from reference books  Response to the letters in the newspaper  Writing captions for the pictures, cut outs of magazines or newspaper
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   Communication playsa predominant role in developing our personality  Practice makes a man perfect