CLASS 1: INTRODUCTORY BASICS

Question 1

What is one of the most outstanding qualities of humans that makes them unique from other animals ?

Answer 1

Their ability to communicate

Question 2

What is communication?

Answer 2

Communication is the ability to express one’s thoughts, ideas or feelings in such a way that the audience can decode/understand the message being expressed.

Question 3

What are the modes of communication

Answer 3

Spoken and Written

Question 4

What are the modes of language acquisition

Answer 4

Formal and Informal

Question 5

What does the formal mode of language acquisition entail?

Answer 5

It entails going to school or a formal environment to learn about a language like in the case of the English language for most children in the Nigerian context

Question 6

What does informal mode of language acquisition entail?

Answer 6

This entails a situation whereby language is acquired through a child’s interaction with the immediate environment and not through the formal school setting.

Question 7

What are language skills?

Answer 7

Language skills refers to the mental and physical ability of and individual to communicate effectively in a social environment

Question 8

What are the two general types of language skills?

Answer 8

Macro and Micro

Question 9

What is Macro language skill?

Answer 9

This is the primary and basic skill set of any language to which an individual learns which include: Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening

Question 10

What are the subdivisions under Macro language skills {based on mode of acquisition}

Answer 10

Primary and Secondary

Question 11

What are primary skills {macro} ?

Answer 11

Primary skills are the skills learnt at a young age due to exposure to the immediate environment. They are learned unconsciously which include speaking and listening.

Question 12

What are secondary skills{macro}?

Answer 12

These are skills learnt through formal training and education which include writing and reading

Question 13

Draw a language skills diagram

Answer 13

Language Skills

Macro lang. skills Micro lang. skills

 Informal				     Informal
Listening                             Pronunciation                   
Speaking                             Vocabulary
Formal 		                 Formal
Reading                              Spelling
Writing                                Grammar  
                                             Meaning

Question 14

Micro Language Skills are divided into ?

Answer 14

Informal and Formal

Question 15

What are informal micro language skills?

Answer 15

They are unconsciously acquired over time such as vocabulary and pronunciation

Question 16

What are formal micro language skills?

Answer 16

these are acquired through study and formal environment. These include vocabulary, grammar and spelling

Question 17

What are the subdivisions under Macro language skills {based on whether they are being produced by a speaker/writer or received by a listener/reader}

Answer 17

receptive skills (input) and expressive skills (output)