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During a comprehensive evaluation of language proficiency, a test designer incorporates tasks that measure receptive and productive skills across different modalities. Specifically, candidates are required to infer subtext, tone, and authorial intent from an unfamiliar literary passage (Task 1), convert a spoken technical discourse into written summary notes (Task 2), and deliver an impromptu oral presentation defending a complex viewpoint (Task 3). Which of the following analytical classifications correctly maps Tasks 1, 2, and 3 to their corresponding primary language macro-skills and receptive/productive dimensions?
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In language teaching and testing methodology, the four primary macro-skills are divided into receptive skills (listening and reading) and productive skills (speaking and writing). Task 1 requires decoding and comprehending written text, classifying it as a receptive reading task. Task 2 involves listening to spoken discourse and recording it in written form, which is a cross-modal transmediation linking listening (receptive) to writing (productive). Task 3 requires the generation of spoken output, making it a productive speaking task. For a deeper understanding of these language dimensions, refer to Wikipedia Reference on language proficiency.
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