Spoken Language is also known as receptive and expressive language. This is the ability to understand spoken language as well as the ability to express oneself orally. A person should be able to understand and use three aspects of language including form, content, and use.

Form = Syntax, Morphology, Phonology

Content: Semantics

Use: Pragmatics

Oral Language is an essential component in comprehension, or one’s ability to understand information to which they are listening.