One of the activities for this unit required us to fill in a table about assessing productive and receptive skills. Receptive skills are skills that learners develop to take in and process information. They are listening and reading skills. Productive skills are skills that learners use to communicate information. They are speaking and writing. It is easier to assess productive skills since they are used to create language that can be observed directly by the teacher. In contrast, it can be difficult for teachers to assess listening and reading skills since they are done by the learner and processed internally. The table describing methods of assessment and possible criteria for assessment can be viewed below.

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