Didactics Lesson 3
Didactics Lesson 3
1. Communicative competence:
It is the ability to use the language correctly and appropriately to accomplish communication
goals.
Communicative competence is made up of four competence areas: linguistic, sociolinguistic,
discourse, and strategic.
• Linguistic competence is knowing how to use the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of a
language.
• Discourse competence is knowing how to interpret the larger context and how to
construct longer stretches of language so that the parts make up a coherent whole.