This is basic language skills for literature students.

1. M. Sindhuja
Assistant Professor of English
Bon Secours College For Women

2. Mankind cannot exist without
communication
The art of communication is the language
of leadership

3.  Language is a tool for communication.
 Oral communication involves listening and
speaking
 Written communication involves reading and
writing

4. Oral Written
Receptive Listening Reading
Productive Speaking writing

5.  Using English involves listening and
understanding
 Speaking with clarity
 Reading and understanding
 Writing with a purpose

6.  Listen and respect
 Listen and answer
 Listen and do
 Listen and complete the story

7.  Answering teachers questions on the text and
other things of interest
 Asking questions
 Speaking of pictures
 Short talks and debates
 Conversations and interviews

8.  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

9.  Motor skills
 Cognitive skills
 Copy books
 Filling forms such as money orders form,
telegram etc
 Replying real letters

10.  Writing reviews of 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

11.  Communication plays a predominant role in
developing our personality
 Practice makes a man perfect