The document discusses communicative competence and its importance in language teaching. It defines communicative competence as the knowledge needed to communicate effectively in a community. Communicative competence has five components: linguistic competence, sociolinguistic competence, discursive competence, strategic competence, and sociocultural competence. The document emphasizes that the goal of language teaching should be effective communication and emphasizes using authentic materials and meaningful, purposeful activities to develop students' communicative skills in the classroom.