Communicative competence.

Communicative competence.

1. Definition

   • It's a fundamental requirement for a speaker that want to be competent for develop in a communicative context.
     • To be in contact with other people
     • To create significative meanings.
     • Principal objective when a foreign language is teached.

2. Linguistic competence

   • To use correctly the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of a language.
   • Main questions are: What words do I use? How do I use the words in a phase?

3. Socialinguistic competence

   • Be able to know how to use properly the language, taking into account the topic and relationship that determine the election of some words and expressions.
   • Main questions are: How can I express an attitude according to the context? How do I know which words should I use in a specific context?

4. Strategic competence

   • To recognize and repair communication breakdowns in order to make possible to communicate with others
   • Main questions are: How can I express my ideas if I don't know the name of something specific? How do I know if someone have misunderstand me?

5. Discourse competence

   • To interpret the communicative context and be able to talk and interact correctly in it.
   • Main questions are: How are words and sentences used to construct an email, newspaper article?

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