LSRW

LSRW

                   Learning a second or a foreign language is more than learning a description of it. It is developing the ability to use the language on habit level. This is true of not only second language learning but also of first language learning. In today’s era of globalization, the English language is widely accepted as an international and connecting language all over the world. To be successful and keeping pace with this globalized world, one has to be adept in the English language.

                   To master this language, one has to work on all the four skills of the language – listening, speaking, reading and writing (LSRW). These four skills help to be a better communicator there by helping us to successful in personal and professional life. Success and communication are very closely related with each other. Lack of communication skill will certainly affect the future of any student. The LSRW method plays its central role in the enhancement of this English speaking.

                   When we learn a language, there are four skills that we need for complete communication. When we learn our native language, we usually learn to listen first, then to speak, then to read and finally to write. These are called the four “language skills”.

11)    LISTENING : 

                   Listening is receiving language through ears. Listening involves identifying the sounds of the speech and processing them into words and sentences. When we listen, we use our ears to receive individual sounds (letters, stress, rhythm and pauses) and we use our brain to convert these into message that mean something to us.

                   Listening is any language requires focus and attention. It is a skill that some people need to work at harder than others. In addition, teaching the learners a lot of listening activities is a good way of enlarging their vocabulary. People who have difficulty concentrating are typically poor listeners. Like babies, we learn this skill by listening to people who already know how to speak the language. This may or may not include native speakers. For practice, we can listen to live or recorded voices. The most important thing is to listen to a variety voices as often as you can.

                   Therefore, to become a fluent speaker in English, we need to develop strong listening skills. Listening is not only helps we understand what people are saying to us, but it also helps us to speak clearly to other people. It helps us learn how to pronounce word properly, how to use intonations and where to place stress in words and sentences.

22)    SPEAKING :

                   Speaking is the delivery language through mouth. Speaking is also known as the productive skills in the oral mode. It, like the other skills, is more complicated and it seems at first and involves more than just pronouncing words. To speak, we create sounds using many parts of our body including the lungs, vocal tract, vocal chords, tongue, teeth and lips.

                   These are three kind of speaking. We should understand which are interactive, partially interactive and non-interactive speaking situations include face to face conversation and telephone calls, in which we have a chance to ask for clarification, repetition or slower speech from our conversation partner. Whereas in partially interactive situations, its involve giving a speech to the audience and no interruption during the speech. The speaker nevertheless can see the audience and judge from the expressions on their faces and body language whether or not he/she is understood. The non-interactive speaking can be defined as recorded speech such as when recording a speech for radio broadcast.

                   Speaking skills could be improved by understanding para-linguistics attributes such as voice quality, volume and tone, voice modulation, articulation, pronunciation etc. This could be further enhanced with the help of debates and discussions.

33)    READING :

                   Reading is the receptive skill in the written mode. It can develop independently of listening and speaking skills, but often develops along with them especially in societies with a highly developed literary tradition. Reading can help build vocabulary that helps listening comprehension at the later stages, particularly. In other words, reading is the process of looking at a series of written symbols and getting meaning to them. When we read, we use our eyes to receive written symbols (letters, punctuation marks and spaces) and we use our brain to convert them into words, sentences and paragraphs that communicate something to us.

          Reading can be silent or aloud. It is an important way to of gaining information in language learning and it is a basic for a language learner. Reading is therefore a highly valuable skill and activity and it is recommended that English learners try to read as much as possible in English. Moreover, it is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning. Like all language, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude and language community which is culturally and socially situated. Reading process requires continuous practice, development, refinement, creativity and critical analysis.

44)    WRITING :

                   Writing is the process of using symbols to communicate thoughts and ideas in a readable form. Writing is the productive skill in the written mode. It too is more complicated and often seems to be the hardest of the skills, even for native speakers of a language, since it involves not just a graphic representation of speech, but the development and presentation of thoughts in a structured way.

                   To write clearly, it is essential to understand the basic system of a language. In English, this includes knowledge of grammar, punctuations and sentence structure. Vocabulary is also necessary, as is correct spelling and formatting. Writing skills may be improved through giving exercises on composition and creative writing. Nowadays, motivation for writing includes publication, storytelling, correspondence.

                   A writer may write for a personal enjoyment or use, or for an audience of one person or more. The audience may be known (targeted) or unknown. Taking notes for study purposes is an example of writing to one’s self. Blogging publicity is an example of an unknown audience. A letter to a friend is an example of writing for a targeted audience. As with speaking it is important to consider your audience when writing. There are many different styles of writing, from informal to formal.

                   The four language skills are related and connected to each other in two ways; which is the direction of communication and the method of communication. Listening and reading are known as ‘receptive’ skills while speaking and writing are known as ‘productive’ skills. You will need to master these skills whether you are learning English. All language learners will need to develop their skills in each of these areas, and your language classes should incorporate activities related to all these skills.