Growth in language maturity is a developmental process. Speaking, listening, writing, reading and thinking are interrelated. Social, cultural and economic environments influence language learning. The grammar system is a part of oral and written language. People use language and visual images to influence the thnking and actions of others.
Readers create and discover meaning from print, as well as monitor their own comprehension.
Nonprint and nonverbal media differ from print and verbal media. The appropriate uses of testing instruments and procedures can assist in evaluating students. Major historical and current research findings influence the content of the English curriculum.