New Perspectives on the Development of Communicative and Related Competence in Foreign Language Education

by Daniel Kwang Guan Chan and Masanori Nagami

Book Overview

Nearly half a century has passed since Hymes proposed the concept of communicative competence to describe the knowledge and skills required for the appropriate use of language in a social context. During these decades, a number of scholars have applied and refined this concept. In language education, communicative competence has been identified as a major objective of learning.

This book will inform readers about communicative competence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501514288
• ISBN13: 9781501514289
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"