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four-skills language learning theory  

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  • In language learning theory, the four-skills sequence refers to a belief that language learners go through a specific sequence in learning a language, any language. According to this theory, we first learn to understand an utterance or an idea, then learn to say it, then read it, and finally write it. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Four-Skills Language Learning Theory]

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