word for listening and speaking

Maybo

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Literacy means reading and writing. Is there any word for listening and speaking?
 
Literacy means reading and writing.

Not exactly. It's the capacity to read and write.

Oral communication.

Well, since we're concerned with the capacity rather than the activity, that's not quite right.

I guess you could say something like 'capacity for oral communication' or 'oral communication skills'.
 
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Try "eloquence" for speaking. There's also the adjective "articulate".
The closest I can think of for listening would be "listening comprehension".
 

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