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ABSTRACT

The paper investigated the required components for basic skills in the English language. The paper discovered that the English language comprises communication potential, which also has to do with pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, and intonation. Students have to acquire this potential in order to accelerate their performance in the English language. The paper also discovered that competence can be studied independently of language use, which falls under "performance", for example, through introspection and grammaticality judgments by native speakers. The conclusion was made in the paper that acquiring an extensive vocabulary is one of the largest challenges in learning a second language. Vocabulary usually develops when the ability to recognize and produce grammatically and semantically well-formed sentences. Hence, vocabulary competence serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. The paper also concluded that students can only acquire the basic skills for learning English if they try to develop their communication competence, and this can be done by boosting their pronunciation efficiency, grammar, and vocabulary, and improving their fluency. For learners of the English language, it is recommended to rely primarily on the letters in the words in order to develop pronunciation rather than context or pictures to identify familiar and unfamiliar words.

KEYWORDS: English language, Basic skills, Competence, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Fluency