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TOPIC 4. THE COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE.

ANALYSIS OF ITS
COMPONENTS.
Communicative competence is a linguistic term which refers to a learner's second language ability. It not only refers to a learner's ability to apply and use
grammatical rules, but also to form correct utterances, and know how to use these utterances appropriately. Linguistic competence refers, then, to the
knowledge of a language system & the learner’s ability to use the lg to communicate successfully.

what the speaker can


do, can mean, can say.

HALLIDAY

Grammatical
competence.
Socio-linguistic COMPETENCE: Mental
competence.
process.

CANALE AND
SWAIN
PERSPECTIVES CHOMSKY

Discourse competence.
PERFORMANCE:
Strategic competence
Observable.

HYMES WIDDOWSON

Widdowson proposes
what to say to whom in the term capability to
what circumstances and replace competence
how to say it. and improve on
@opoingleshelp
problems

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