Language skill

A language skill has been traditionally considered as the ability to speak, listen, read and write in any given language. It has also come to include a fifth skill, culture.

Listening and reading are considered to be receptive skills while speaking and writing are considered to be productive skills.

Many teachers, and particularly, coursebooks, try to include a mixture of these skills in every class.

Subskills

 * Pronunciation
 * Structure (grammar)
 * Vocabulary
 * Fluency
 * Comprehension (written and oral)
 * Interaction