Business English/Areas of English Proficiency From Wikibooks,
open books for an open world - Vocabulary: Passive and active
vocabulary. Passive vocabulary is words that you understand.
Active vocabulary is words that you use. - Fluency: How fast you
find words when speaking. - Natural speaking patterns: Choosing
the right word and the right word order. - Written English:
Formal grammar and spelling. - Pronunciation: Speaking with the
correct consonant and vowel sounds, and stressed syllables. -
Flow of speech: How fast to speak, when your voice should raise
or lower in pitch or in volume, where to pause and for how long.
- Culture: Understanding and reacting appropriately to
situations and expectations of English-speaking cultures.
Another way to divide the areas of language is the following: -
Listening (receiving oral messages) - Speaking (giving oral
messages) - Reading (receiving written messages) - Writing
(giving written messages)