Various definitions of Language arts. These were combined by students at The Moneague College Jamaica
Transcript of Definition of language arts
1. Language Arts is:
2. . . . the study of a given languageboth written and spoken
and theprinciples that make thelanguage.
3. . . . an integrated area taught inschools which includes
reading,writing and or spelling to equipstudents in areas of
literacy in orderto build on their cognitivecommunication and
social skills
4. . . . the listening, speaking,reading and writing ability
which makes up and integratedcombination on our everyday life (J.
Williams + F. Robertson)
5. . . . the study of English Languageand includes all fields
of studythat have to do withcommunication with your
nativelanguage.
6. . . . the art by which languagecontent is interpreted
andpracticed socially,communicatively and cognitivelywhich aids in
the interaction withthe oral language.
7. . . . the ability to interpret andcomprehend
informationwhether it may be written orspoken language.
8. . . . fusing the various strands ofliteracy to aid or
enhancecommunication of a cultural orstandard language
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9. . . . the specialized area thataims to improve the way in
whichwe correctly utilize the EnglishLanguage. Also, it is a
subjectarea that is taught in the PrimarySchool to prepare the
studentsfor the English subject that istaught in secondary
school.
10. . . . the process of explainingthe nature of the
EnglishLanguage and its place andpurpose in society.