-
icative competence typically refers to how
well someone is able to communicate with
others, though this can be elaborated
upon and further refined in a number of ways.
2.
Communicative
competence is important for anyone who wishes to
be able to communicate
clearly,
especially
public
speakers
and
people
learning
a
second
cians
and
other
public
speakers
often
seek
high
levels
of
communicative
competence
to
be
able
to
effectively
convey
meaning
and
express
ideas
to
others.
People
who
are
learning
a
second
language
also
tend to focus on this
type of competence to ensure they understand
subtext and various aspects
of
communication within that language that may be
subtle and complex.
The idea behind communicative
competence is that the ways in which people
communicate can
be
analyzed
and
considered
with
regard
to
effectiveness.
Someone
is
often
considered
competent,
at
least
on
a
surface
level,
if
he
or
she
can
talk
to
someone
else
in
a
way
that
is
appropriate
and
which
conveys
meaning
in
an
accurate
way.
This
actual
process,
however,
is
often seen as being
composed of three basic steps that occur in
communication. Planning is a
vital part
of communicative competence as it demonstrates
that someone is able to think about
communication ahead of time and prepare
for it.
communication,
the
way
in
which
a
person
communicates
is
often
considered
in
two
elements
regarding his or her communicative competence. The
message that is delivered is the
actual
content
that
a
person
speaks,
writes,
or
otherwise
expresses
in
some
way.
Within
this
message, however, is the meaning that a
person manages to convey. Someone may feel that
his
or
her
message
expresses
one
idea,
but
the
actual
meaning
might
not
necessarily
match
the
intention of the
message.
Communicative competence is
important for just about anyone who wishes to
communicate with
other people in any
type of relationship. Arguments and disagreements
can often be avoided if
people are able
to effectively express meaning in a message.
3. Comment1:
Communicative competence starts developing at a
young age. So childhood and
education
is
important.
But
it's
also
true
that
some
people
naturally
have
more
skill
and
competence in this area. I think it has
to do with the various areas of the brain and
which areas
an individual uses more
heavily.
For example, my brother is a
very smart person but his communication skills are
very poor. I don't
think he will every
be competent in this area. He has always been this
way.
Comment2:
Those
who
want
to
know
what
excellent
communicative
competence
means
can
observe lawyers.
Lawyers, naturally, have to be great
communicators. They have to present their
ideas and information in the right ways
in order to make an impact on the listener.
I knew many law students in school and
they were some of the best communicators I have
come
across. The amazing part was that
they used language so well that they could
convince me of one
thing and then argue
against it and convince me of the opposite
argument in a matter of minutes.
Now
that's communicative competence.
4Language
teaching
in
the
United
States
is
based
on
the
idea
that
the
goal
of
language
acquisition
is
communicative
competence:
the
ability
to
use
the
language
correctly
and
appropriately to accomplish
communication goals. The desired outcome of the
language learning