Learning English

THE COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE INTRODUCTION This content describes the definition of communicative competence and main communication skills in different countries around the world. Communicative language teaching involves developing language proficiency through  interactions embedded in meaningful contexts. This approach to teaching provides authentic opportunities for learning that go beyond repetition and memorization of grammatical patterns in isolation. A central concept of the communicative approach to language teaching is communicative competence: the learner’s ability to understand and use language appropriately to communicate in authentic (rather than simulated) social and school environments. DEFINITION Communication skills can be defined as a set of skills that enable a person to communicate adequately. According to Hymes, the creator of this concept, communication skills consist of knowing "when to talk, when not, and what to talk about, with whom, w