Theories of

COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE
MAY GRACE D. SALAZAR
MATE II
Discussant
OBJECTIVES
This discussion aims to:
deepen the understanding on the
importance of communicative
competence;
expound on the models of communicative
competence (Chomsky & Hymes);
enumerate classroom activities based on
the models of communicative competence.
 Communicative
What it is? competence is
concerned not only
with how
grammar/lexis is
managed but also
with the socio-cultural
rules of appropriate
language use.
FOUR LINGGUSTIC
COMPETENCE
COMPONENT
knowing how to use
S
the grammar, syntax
and vocabulary of the
language
FOUR SOCIOLINGUISTIC
COMPETENCE
COMPONENT
knowing how to use
S
and respond to
language
appropriately, given
the setting, the topic,
and the relationships
among the people
communicating
FOUR DISCOURSE
COMPETENCE
COMPONENT
knowing how to
S
interpret the larger
context and how to
construct longer
sketches of language
so that the parts make
up a coherent whole
ROUSSEAU:
Educating the
Natural Person
Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
Swiss-born French theorist, lived
(1712-1778)
during the 18th century Age of
Reason
questioned the authority of the
established church and
monarchy
On the Origin of the Inequality of
Mankind and The Social Contract

people were noble savages

conveyed his educational
philosophy through his novel
Emile
rejected the view that education
should socialize the child
argued that childrens instincts
and needs are naturally good
and should be satisfied rather
than repressed