Proficiency

Each of the "MODE & Skill" categories is interrelated yet develops at a different pace.

Interpretive: 

"Listening" and "reading" are the traditional terms for the skill but in the contemporary era we also recognize the importance of "viewing" skills. As an example, a television news weather report is not just a listening exercise but a viewing experience with language input arriving in many forms. Quiz and exam answers may be asked in English, especially during the early phases of language acquisition.

Interpersonal: 

"Person-to-Person" skills are often referred to as "conversation." However, it is not just a speaking skill because it also requires listening and understanding the other speaker's words. In the early stages students learn and repeat skits. Later, with additional practice and gains in new vocabulary, students demonstrate improvements in proficiency by adding complexity to their sentences and replying to unanticipated questions (for example.)

Presentational: 

"Speaking" and "writing" are the traditional terms for these skills. The key to these skills is that the students get to draft, proofread, and re-write until submitting a final draft (in the case of writing,) & practice, and rehearse until presenting (in the case of speaking, which today is quite often a video submission.) In the beginning stages of language acquisition, students write and present autobiographical information. Learners demonstrate gains in proficiency not only by gaining new things to talk about (vocabulary) but also by showing improvement in complexity and correctness (grammar.)