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This unit covers the receptive skills: reading and listening. Along with the productive skills of speaking and writing, these are the four basic skills found in any language. There are two general purposes behind receptive skills--for a purpose and for entertainment. For instance, you do not listen to a football game in the same way you would read instructions for putting together a desk. In addition, reading is not based solely on knowledge of grammar and vocabulary but also based on skills such as being able to predict the content (such as from reading a headline) and skimming (to get the gist of the text). I also learned that selection of texts should be made not only based on interests of the class but also whether it is an authentic or non-authentic text as well. An authentic text is something not intended for language learners, so it has the potential to be too difficult for beginning students. Non-authentic texts are intended for language learners and while they are suitable for studying, they may not give students confidence in their skills in the way that authentic texts can.
