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WorksheetsCommunicative Competence
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
Who originally defined the communicative competence?
Noam Chomsky
Canale and Swain
Dell Hymes
Bachman’
How many components of communicative competence exist?
3
4
5
2
Communicative competence is...
an ability to express coherent ideas
A method for teaching language
The ability to use the language to communicate sucessfully
The ability to make grammatically corrrect sentences
Strategic competence is...
The ability to structure texts
The ability to repair and sustain communication in case of communication breakdowns.
The ability to use new words in different social settings
None of the above
An example of strategic competence is...
When you choose appropiate words and register (Formal or informal) according to the setting. Ex: Asking your professor for permission to take a test at a later time.
To use synonyms or use other words to define and object. (When you don't know the word)
The awareness of cultural conventions (Idioms, expressions) corresponds to:
Linguistic competence
Strategic competence
Sociolinguistic competence
Discourse competence
Discourse competence is not...
the ability to express ideas in a coherent way
the ability to interpret and construct messages
the ablity to speak fluently
All the above
Knowing in what setting do we need to be more formal or informal is a characteristics of
Linguistic competence
Discourse competence
Sociolinguistic competence
Strategic competence
Who propose the concept of Competence and Performance?
(a)
Who created a model of communicative competence for language teaching and evaluation?
Noam Chomsky
Dell Hymes
Jhon Gumperz
Canale & Swain
This competence includes the ability to produce coherent and cohesive utterances
Strategic competence
Discourse competence
Linguistic competence
Sociolinguistic competence
Which of the following activities promote communicative competence?
Simulation activities
Role plays
Jigsaws
Games
What is the difference between a Role play and a Simulation activity?
In the role play the students pretend to be themselves and speak according to the role they are playing.
In the simulation activity the students pretend to be themselves and speak according to the role they are playing.
In simulation activities the students take part in simulations as themselves.
To promote communicative competence the following aspects should be replaced
Teacher - centered classes
Only preparing students for exams
Being just someone that transmits knowledge
Implementing games to lower student's high affective filter
