Human communication involves various language skills that allow us to convey and understand messages. Listening involves interpreting the meaningful sounds of language using context, language, and world knowledge.
Is a reason why we communicate. Every time we speak or write, we do so for a reason. Whate we say has a porpuse or function. i.e. apologising, greeting, clarifying, inviting, etc...
Phonology
The study of the sound features used in a language to communicate meaning. Phonemes, word stress, sentence stress and intonation are included.
Lexis
Individual words or sets of words, units of vocabulary which have a specific meaning.
Grammar
How we combine, organise and change parts of words, words and groups of words to make meaning
Bibliography: Spratt, MARY., Pulverness, ALAN. y Williams, MELANIE. (2011). The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3 2nd Edition. (2a ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Speaking
Using speech to communicate meanings to other people
Listening
Making sense of the meaningful sounds of language, we do this by making use of the context, language and our knowledge of the world.
Writing
Communicating a message by making signs on a page.
Reading
Is a receptive skill, this means it involves responding to text... in other words this is is making sense of written text.