Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Oral Language

Listening (or oral comprehension) involves processing, understanding, interpreting and evaluating spoken language in a variety of situations.
Speaking (or oral production) involves engaging in oral communication in a variety of situations for an array of purposes and audiences. The goal of language is communication and the aim of speaking in a language context is to promote communicative efficiency; teachers want students to actually be able to use the language as correctly as possible and with a purpose.

Written Language

Reading (or written comprehension) involves processing, interpreting and evaluating written language, symbols and text with understanding and fluency. There are many benefits to developing excellent reading skills in the target language one benefit is the culture that one gains by reading in the target language
Writing (or written production) involves engaging in written communication in a variety of forms for an array of purposes and audiences. Writing is an integral and necessary skill when learning a second language as communication is not only done orally. Writing also results in increased practice using the language.