Communicative Competence and Skills in Language Learning

Defining Communicative Competence

To understand the relationship between communicative competence and skills, we first need to define communicative competence and its key characteristics. It emerges when functional or social linguistics intersect with fields like pragmatics, text linguistics, and discourse analysis. This provides a theoretical framework for understanding the social processes involved in language use.

Functional linguistics has developed the concept of communicative competence, which

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Language Teaching Methodology

Planning

What elements do we need to decide before we start planning?

  1. The goals or aims of the lesson.
  2. What resources to use.
  3. Whether to adapt the coursebook.
  4. The types of activities the learners will do.
  5. How the children are going to interact.
  6. The sequence of activities.
  7. The timing and pacing.
  8. How best to use the classroom.

What factors do the aims depend on?

  1. The learners’ level.
  2. The class profile.
  3. Their needs.
  4. What type of learners are they.
  5. Their interests.
  6. Their motivation.
  7. Their number of learners.
  8. Attendance.
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Teaching English Language Skills: A Comprehensive Guide to Speaking, Writing, and Reading

: they can connect the spellings with sounds.-if the material is familiar the students undrstand what they’re speaking.-the opportunity to speak longer and more complex. -it allows the teacher to crrect prnunciation.

 Against –you don’t do in real life. –it takes a long times. –they can get accustomed to read too slowly. 

Objetivs of writing activites in class


writing must go beyond the artificial, unrealistic school type compositions of trditional teaching. –writ should be as comm

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But You Fell Baby

I pushed a kid in the well,
Don’t ask me I’ll say he fell,
I will regret this in hell,
But he was in my way!

He fell and moaned for his mom,
He just wanted that last call,
He told me “call 911”,
But I was busy. HEY!

His hair was bloody,
Ripped shirt, blood was flowing,
Cold night, he was moaning.
Where you think you’re going baby!

Hey I just pushed you,
And this is crazy,
You fell in that well,
not my fault baby.

It’s hard to breathe down,
That deep baby,
So here’s a long rope,
Just climb

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Communicative Competence and Skills: A Comprehensive Guide

Defining Communicative Competence

Communicative competence refers to the ability to use language effectively in social and functional contexts. It encompasses linguistic competence (knowledge of language structure) and knowledge of language use, including rules of grammar, semantics, and speech.

Essential Competences of Communicative Competence

* Textual Competence: Knowledge of how to interpret and combine language elements to create coherent texts. * Interactional Competence: Knowledge of how to

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Communicative Competence: Definition, Components, and Teaching Approaches

Communicative Competence: Definition and Components

Definition of Communicative Competence

Communicative competence refers to the ability to use language effectively in social and functional contexts. It encompasses not only linguistic knowledge but also the ability to understand and use language appropriately in different situations.

Components of Communicative Competence

Five essential components of communicative competence include:

1. Linguistic Competence

Knowledge of the language’s form and meaning,

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