Definition of "oracy" [oracy]

• The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language (noun)
• A measure of this ability (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "“To develop communicative competence, or oracy, learners in CLIL need communicative functions …. etc” (page 16)."
• "Enhanced literacy and numeracy, including the use of a wider vocabulary and greater oracy skills."
• "And it was also the thrust of the research the Sunday Times reported by Professor McEnery, who has pointed out that teenagers are still developing their oral communication skills, and that oracy needs to be an educational focus alongside literacy."