1. COMPETENCE: Ability to satisfy complex
demands
COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE: The ability to
function in a truly communicative setting. It is a
dynamic interpersonal trait that involves two or
more persons negotiating meaning together.
3. To understand the competence approach to language teaching
first we have to review what a competence is and what kind of
competences there are. Communicative competence falls in the
category of a basic or key competence. Several approaches have
been discussed to understand this competence both from the
basic educational side and the language teaching one.
So the chart lists the competences of both approaches. And what
we find is that the content of the language teaching side can also
be found in the basic educational side.
The sociolinguistic, discourse and strategic competences are the
same in the educational approach. And the grammatical
competence relates to the linguistic.
This tells us that in order to teach a language we must first study
who to teach in general. This will help us understand what is a
competence and how they all interact in forming a competent
student.
