Developing Linguistic Skills: Oral and Written Communication in English
Unit 3: Developing Linguistic Skills
Our current educational system establishes that learning a language in Primary Education aims to enable communication in that language. Communicative Competence is, therefore, acquired by being competent in the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Jeremy Harmer stated that listening and reading are receptive skills, and speaking and writing are productive skills. Listening and speaking concern the oral medium, whereas reading and writing concern
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Understanding Speech Sounds: Phonetics and Phonology
Types of Consonants
Plosive: A consonant segment whose articulation involves a complete closure at some point in the vocal tract, held long enough for the air pressure to build up, followed by a sudden release of the trapped air so that it is released explosively. When the articulators separate, the air is released, producing a slight explosion sound: /p, t, k, b, d, g/. The term oclusiva is generally preferred in Spanish rather than plosiva.
Fricative: