Which set of skills refers to everyday informal communication such as listening, speaking, and basic conversations?

• A. BICS-Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
• B. CALP-Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
• C. Pragmatics
• D. Fluency

Answer: (A)

Everyday informal communication is about social language used in daily interactions. That set of skills is Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills, which cover listening, speaking, and basic conversations in social contexts. This differs from CALP, which refers to academic language used in classrooms, and from pragmatics, which focuses on how context governs language use and social rules, and from fluency, which describes the smoothness and flow of speech. So the description aligns with Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills as the best match for everyday informal communication.