THEME 1: LANGUAGE AS COMMUNICATION: ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE.

FACTORS WHICH DEFINE A COMMUNICATIVE SITUATION: SENDER, RECEIVER, FUNCTIONALITY AND CONTEXT 1. Introduction a. Language: different definitions b. Properties: communicative vs. informative, displacement, arbitrariness,

productivity, cultural transmission, discreteness, other properties 2. Functions of language a. Different functions: referential, expressive, phatic, poetic, performative b. Halliday: 3 metafunctions; ideational, interpersonal, textual 3. Theories of communicative competence a. Chomsky i. Theory of transformational grammar ii. Competence and performance iii. Problems b. Hymes i. Communicative competence ii. Competence, knowledge and ability for use c. Widdowson i. Ability to use language for different purposes ii. Speakers competence iii. Rules of grammar iv. Usage and use 4. Dimensions of communicative competence a. Grammatical competence b. Discourse competence c. Sociolinguistic competence d. Sociocultural competence e. Strategic competence 5. Oral and written language 1

a. Introduction about the history of their use b. Main features of speech and writing i. Grammatical ii. Lexical iii. Discourse 6. Factors which define a communicative situation a. Widdowson b. Jakobson 7. Conclusion 8. Bibliography