CTET-2020

Language Skills
By Himanshi Singh
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 Language Skills

• It means the development of four basic skills.

1. Listening – semantic aspect of a language.
2. Speaking – phonetic aspect of a language.
3. Reading – phonetic-cum-graphic aspect.
4. Writing – graphic aspect of a language.
 Language Skills

1. Listening
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Writing
• Language has four basic skills these are LSRW in a sequence.
• The development of these skills must be in their sequential
order and in an integrated manner, then only these can be
best learnt.
ü Listening and Speaking are known as primary
skills, thus these must be developed first.

ü Speaking & Writing are also known as reinforcement skills

thus they must be given equal importance.
 1. Listening Skill

• It is an aural input.
• It involves a sender, a message and a receiver.
• Speech, rhythm, pronunciation etc. are learnt by listening
to appropriate models.
Coding - Decoding
Bottom-up Approach
Top-down Approach
2. Speaking Skill
● It is a productive or expressive skill in oral mode.
● It is fundamental to human communication in daily lives.
Speaking Situations
1. Interactive.
2. Partially Interactive.
3. Non-Interactive.
3. Reading Skill
● It is a receptive skill in written form.
Types of Reading
● Loud Reading
● Silent Reading
● Intensive Reading
● Extensive Reading
Intensive Reading

● It means reading the text in parts for detail i.e., it is a detailed study
of the text.
● It increases the active vocabulary.
● It helps to understand each & every detail precisely.
Extensive Reading
● It means non detailed study of the text.
● It focuses on main points.
● It increases passive vocabulary.
● It develops interest and pleasure.
Sub skills of Reading

● Pre viewing
● Predicting
● Skimming
● Scanning
● Paraphrasing
4. Writing Skill
● It is a skill which enables a learner to brainstorm, ideas, organize
them, draft, edit, and revise his/her work.
Q.1 Which of the following skills are known
as primary skills?

A. Listening & Speaking

B. Listening & Writing
C. Writing & Reading
D. Speaking & Writing
Q.2 Under which activity do recognizing
sounds and deducing meaning from them
come?
A. Speaking
B. Listening
C. Reading
D. Writing
Q.3 In order to know the correct
pronunciation of English words, the learner
should:
A. Know how to write the words.
B. Know the spelling, meanings and how they are pronounced.
C. Know the meanings only.
D. Know the spelling.
Q.4 A primary teacher should
introduce reading through:
A. Stories
B. Picture books
C. Alphabet books only
D. Phonic teaching
Q.5 Listening comprehension
is a:
A. Hearing skill
B. Receptive skill
C. Creative skill
D. Productive skill
Q.6 At Class II, sharing stories, familiar
experiences, and interests, employing gestures
where appropriate, is a sub-skill of _____
function.
A. Reading
B. Listening
C. Speaking
D. Writing
Q.7 Prediction in terms of reading
refers to:
A. Previewing
B. Using prior knowledge of the subject and the ideas in the text as clues to
the meanings of unknown words.
C. Using knowledge of subject matter for guessing the content and
vocabulary.
D. Paraphrasing
Q.8 Learning to read means:
A. Reading aloud.
B. Decoding letters of alphabet into sounds.
C. Decoding the structure of a language.
D. Decoding the meaning
Q.9 Intensive reading is aimed at
helping the learners read a text for:

A. Improving study skills

B. Accuracy
C. Pleasure only
D. Information
Q.10 Scanning and skimming are
strategies for:
A. Speaking
B. Thinking
C. Reading
D. Writing
Q.11 Scribbling is a stage of :
A. Speaking
B. Listening
C. Writing
D. Reading
Writing
Q.12 Scanning is a reading activity which
helps the learners to ______ from the text.

A. Draw out information.

B. Develop competence in the linguistic items.
C. Know the meanings of the words.
D. Enrich the vocabulary.
Q.13 Conventions of writing
include:
A. story ideas
B. proper punctuation
C. imagination
D. good vocabulary
Revision …
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