Definitions

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  • noun uncountable The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language
  • noun countable A measure of this ability

Etymologies

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oral +‎ -cy, by analogy with literacy; “oral literacy”.

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Examples

  • “To develop communicative competence, or oracy, learners in CLIL need communicative functions …. etc” (page 16).

    C is for Communicative « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • Enhanced literacy and numeracy, including the use of a wider vocabulary and greater oracy skills.

    Kurt Friese: Caitlin Flanagan is Still Wrong: New Proof of Why School Gardens Matter 2010

  • And it was also the thrust of the research the Sunday Times reported by Professor McEnery, who has pointed out that teenagers are still developing their oral communication skills, and that oracy needs to be an educational focus alongside literacy.

    Archive 2010-01-01 DC 2010

  • And it was also the thrust of the research the Sunday Times reported by Professor McEnery, who has pointed out that teenagers are still developing their oral communication skills, and that oracy needs to be an educational focus alongside literacy.

    On the 800-word myth DC 2010

  • It's achieved some status in educational language studies, for example, because of the analogy with literacy and oracy.

    On tolerating DC 2008

  • Enhanced literacy and numeracy, including the use of a wider vocabulary and greater oracy skills.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • Rhyme Uno dos tres, CHO Uno dos tres, CO Uno dos tres, LA Uno dos tres, TE Bate bate chocolate Bate bate chocolate song and text clip song phonics literacy oracy ICU storytelling sharing whole class involvement French slideshare Spanish slideshare independence cross phase

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • I happen to a lover of public speaking, and I think am quite endowed with proficiency in oracy.

    Jeremy Zawodny's linkblog 2009

  • I happen to a lover of public speaking, and I think am quite endowed with proficiency in oracy.

    Jeremy Zawodny's linkblog 2009

  • Youtube3 same and different vocabulary animation simple ideas add the words animation 2 motivation widens audience audio ways to record what to do with it? using audio staff phonics pupils oracy

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

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  • From some new educational proposals: 'The domains would be: arts and creativity; citizenship and ethics; faith and belief; language, oracy and literacy; mathematics; physical and emotional health; place and time (geography and history); science and technology.'

    February 20, 2009