Communicative Competence

Overview

This ground-breaking text, which stresses the use of meaningful language at all stages of language acquisition, is about texts and contexts in second language learning. It is intended for teachers and teachers-in-training as an introduction to the theoretical basis for communicative language teaching and as a guide to building a program consonant with those theories.

Table of contents

1. Definitions of Communicative Competence
2. L2 Acquisition Research
3. Learner Attitudes and Interests
4. Selection of Materials
5. Shaping the Curriculum
6. Testing