This document defines communicative competence and its components: grammatical, discourse, pragmatic, and strategic competence. It also discusses related concepts like interlanguage, teaching from a communicative perspective, and intercultural competence. Communicative competence refers to the ability to communicate effectively through mastery of a language's grammar as well as sociocultural norms and communication strategies. Teaching for communicative competence focuses on developing all language skills through meaningful, authentic use of language in various contexts.