Communicative Competence: A Pedagogically Motivated
Model with Content Specifications
Marianne Celce-Murcia
University of California, Los Angeles
Zoltan Ddrnyei
Sarah Thurrell.
Ei5tvos University, Budapest
This paper argues the need for an updated and explicit description of language
teaching areas generated with reference to a detailed model of communicative
competence. We describe two existing models of communicative competence and
then propose our own pedagogically motivated construct, which includes five
components: (1) discourse competence, (2) linguistic competence, (3) actional
competence, (4) sociocultural competence, and (5) strategic competence. We discuss
these competencies in as much detail as is currently feasible, provide content
specifications for each component, and touch on remaining issues and possible future
developments.
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