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Communicative Competence, Language Teaching and Assessment

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This Communicative Competence, Language Teaching and Assessment page on GoConqr gathers community-made mind maps, flashcards, a quiz and more, from language functions and lexis to materials development and the history of language testing. It's built for university students and professional candidates preparing for exams such as oposiciones, and for teachers after ready-made material. There are over 140 resources here, including more than 130 mind maps, all made by GoConqr users. Open a map, test yourself with the quiz, then build your own.

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Topics in Communicative Competence, Language Teaching and Assessment

Applied Linguistics and Language Learning6Linguistic Competence14Communicative Competence47Models of Communicative Competence and Language Ability23Language Teaching Approaches and Methods11English for Specific Purposes14History of Language Testing10Language Assessment and Testing9

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About Communicative Competence, Language Teaching and Assessment

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What this page covers

This unit sits in the strand Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching, within the subject Linguistics and philology. Nearly all of the resources are mind maps, so the page works best as a place to see how ideas connect: what speakers know, how competence is divided into parts, and how language is taught and tested.

Where to start

Begin with the mind map Communicative Competence. It sets out language functions, the purposes we accomplish with language, such as stating, requesting, greeting and parting. Next, open the map What speakers know, which separates linguistic knowledge from extralinguistic knowledge such as background and context knowledge.

If you are working through exam topics, the map topic 4. Communicative Competence. Analysis of its components breaks the idea into linguistic, sociological and theoretical approaches, starting from Dell Hymes.

Going deeper

  1. Read LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS to see how illocutionary competence relates to the Canale and Swain model.
  2. Try Framework 1: Lexis & Semantics and English Language Frameworks for vocabulary and word types.
  3. Look at Paul Nation for vocabulary teaching and learning, then Testing vocabulary for assessment.
  4. Open the notes-style map on materials development by Brian Tomlinson for a teaching angle.
  5. Browse Linguistics of Legal English and Key issues for Business English for specialist uses of language.

Using maps, flashcards and the quiz together

Read a map first, then close it and try to rebuild the main branches from memory. The flashcard decks, such as Communicative language abilities and LANGUAGE ABILITY, help you fix the terms. The short quiz Ling Ch 5 is a quick way to check what has stuck. Several topics appear in more than one map, so compare versions and notice what each author stresses.

Next step

Pick one map that matches your current topic, work through it, and then make your own version in your own words.

Frequently asked questions

Which resource should I open first?

Start with the mind map Communicative Competence. It introduces language functions and gives a base for the rest of the page. After that, What speakers know is a good second step, because it explains the kinds of knowledge speakers draw on when they communicate.

What do the mind maps on this page cover?

They cover communicative and linguistic competence, language functions, language ability, lexis and semantics, vocabulary teaching and testing, materials development, culture in teaching, language testing history, and specialist areas such as legal and business English. Many are summaries of course topics.

Are the resources free to use?

Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. They were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself. A free account also saves your quiz scores and lets you make your own quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes.

Who is this page for?

It suits university students and professional candidates, including those preparing for oposiciones, as well as teachers looking for ready-made material. The content is mostly university level, so expect academic terms and named models from applied linguistics.

Is there much to practice with besides mind maps?

There is a small set of other formats: one quiz, Ling Ch 5, and a few flashcard decks such as Block 2: Communication and UNIT 4. Use the mind maps to learn a topic, then the decks and quiz to check your recall.

What if I cannot find my exact topic?

Try related maps, since the same idea often appears under different titles, such as Linguistic Competence or Language Ability. Several versions of a topic exist, and each may stress different points. You can also build your own map for anything missing.

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