Communicative Competence in a Second Language
eBook - ePub

Communicative Competence in a Second Language

Theory, Method, and Applications

  1. 226 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Communicative Competence in a Second Language

Theory, Method, and Applications

About this book

Communicative competence is an essential language skill, the ability to adjust language use according to specific contexts and to employ knowledge and strategies for successful communication.

This unique text offers a multidisciplinary, critical, state-of-the-art research overview for this skill in second language learners. Expert contributors from around the world lay out the history of the field, then explore a variety of theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and empirical findings, and authoritatively set the agenda for future work.

With a variety of helpful features like discussion questions, recommended further reading, and suggestions for practice, this book will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers of applied linguistics, education, psychology, and beyond.

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Yes, you can access Communicative Competence in a Second Language by Matthew Kanwit, Megan Solon, Matthew Kanwit,Megan Solon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Linguistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 Introduction: Historical overview, key constructs, and recent developments in the study of communicative competence
  11. Part I Theoretical overviews of communicative competence
  12. Part II Methodological tools for researching communicative competence
  13. Part III Applications: How do learners show communicative competence?
  14. Index