language skills
Verbal communication abilities
Language skills are abilities related to using language effectively—speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
The term appears frequently in job listings and educational contexts: The position requires strong language skills.
It can refer to proficiency in one's native tongue or competence in foreign languages: Her language skills include French and Mandarin.
Sometimes distinguished from communication skills, which emphasize interpersonal effectiveness beyond linguistic mechanics.
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- native speakerOne who grew up speaking it
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- grammar usageStandards for correct language
linguistic analysis · code-switching · broken English · cross-cultural dialogue · small talk · reading fluency · pragmatics · reading between lines · verbal expression · word choice · listening comprehension · cultural competence · sentence construction · storytelling · lost for words · inferencing · morphology · spelling
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- expertise areasmedical knowledge, legal expertise, political science, linguistics, astronomy
- Learning Skillsvocabulary, memory, problem solving, word knowledge, attention span
- mental examaffect, cognition, memory test, attention, concentration
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
language skillsmath skills
Competence with numbers
spatial reasoning · mathematical reasoning · number sense · technical skills · mechanical aptitude
language skillslanguage impairment
Reduced capacity for communication
illiteracy · communication disorders · inarticulateness · aphasia · inarticulation
language skillsnonverbal communication
Wordless transmission of meaning
language delay · motor skills · body language · manual dexterity · hand-eye coordination