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Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Language learning is based on receptive skills not the productive ones
Learning languages is based on receptive skills as from reading and listening learners can build the following skills and abilities.
Language learning = Reading+ listening+ writing+ speaking+ grammar+ pronunciation+ vocabulary.
Look if one of us concentrate on listening and reading, he/she can solve 5 elements of language (Reading+ listening+grammar+ pronunciation+ vocabulary) what represent more than 71% of language learning. Then, they will acquire language reservoir to use to produce language (in speaking and writing). Without this reservoir, no one can be able to produce language either through speaking or writing (reservoir is grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation that we gain through receptive skills)
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your student's feyrouz amroune G 08
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ReplyDeleteThank you miss , I'm Amina Kahoul from group 08
Deletethis mind-map is very helpful ^^
ReplyDeleteI'm your student Ghecham Hadjer from group 09
ReplyDeleteThis is a really insightful way to think about skill acquisition. The idea that listening and reading (receptive skills) build the "reservoir" of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation before you can speak or write makes perfect sense. I've noticed the same principle applies when learning data analytics—you spend a lot of time reading documentation and understanding query outputs before you can confidently write your own complex SQL or Python scripts. For learners in Electronic City who are building that foundation, I found a structured Data analytics Training Electronic City Bangalore program that emphasizes hands-on practice after covering the theory. Do you think this receptive-to-productive model works for all types of skills, or is it unique to language learning?
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