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On Communicative Competence : Its Nature And Origin, Mary Lou Emerson
On Communicative Competence : Its Nature And Origin, Mary Lou Emerson
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The purpose of this thesis is to trace the lineage of the term communicative competence (CC) and to provide a framework for understanding the term CC, a controversial term introduced by Hymes (1972). This pager argues that the term CC is only meaningful if it includes competence in the same sense as Chomsky (1980) defines it--underlying knowledge of the rules of language severed from ability. Although Chomsky discusses competence in terms of grammar, he suggests that there may be underlying knowledge of language use-pragmatic competence. In the end, I will attempt to demonstrate the possibility that there is a competence …
Developing A Test Of Communicative Competence For English As A Second Language Students At The College Level, Kristen Kern
Developing A Test Of Communicative Competence For English As A Second Language Students At The College Level, Kristen Kern
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The purpose of the research was to develop a test of oral communicative competence for English as a Second Language (ESL) students at the college level.
This research first reviewed the current literature on the topic of communicative competence from the perspectives of linguistics and sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and speech communication. The 1iterature on testing for communicative competence within the ESL and foreign language teaching fields was also reviewed. A 7-minute oral semi-direct taped test was then developed and administered to a trial group of 5 ESL students and a final group of 25 ESL students at Portland State University. …