Welcome to our blog! In our blog we discuss how a competent speaker of the English language is able to utilize the different areas or domains of speaking, which are semantics, phonology, syntax/grammar, and pragmatics. Researchers agree that assessment of speaking abilities of an ESL student needs to be multifaceted in its approach to get a true picture of how that student is using speaking skills. We hope that you are able to use the information in our blog as a resource.