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

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2018

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

Edited by: Izumi Walker , Daniel Kwang Guan Chan , Masanori Nagami and Claire Bourguignon

Volume 28 in the series Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501505034

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About this book

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 as a highly complex construct encompassing an array of sub-competencies such as linguistic skills and proficiencies, knowledge of socio-cultural and socio-pragmatic codes, and the ability to engage in textual and conversational discourse. Findings from research in related disciplines have pointed to the significance of factors that can contribute to the attainment of communicative competence. Various teaching practices and relevant Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools will be also introduced and discussed to achieve communicative competence as a complex ability. It is a timely contribution to current research on key areas in the teaching, learning and acquisition of second/foreign languages.

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Izumi Walker, Daniel Chan, Masanori Nagami, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Claire Bourguignon, INALCO, France.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Izumi Walker, Daniel Kwang Guan Chan and Masanori Nagami Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
1. New perspectives on the development of communicative and related competence in foreign language education: An introduction to the book Izumi Walker, Daniel Kwang Guan Chan and Masanori Nagami Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Theoretical and pedagogical issues in the development of competence
2. Taking the critics to task: The case for task-based teaching Rod Ellis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Developing self-regulated learning in the language classroom Anna Uhl Chamot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
4. Pragmatic competence in foreign language education: Cultivating learner autonomy and strategic learning of pragmatics Naoko Taguchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5. Teaching english to young learners in Japan: Teacher competence and classroom context Brian Gaynor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
6. What competence is necessary to be able to work in Japan-related workplaces? A survey of Singaporean business persons Izumi Walker, Akiko Ito and Etsuko Ishihara Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Part II: Empirical research on the acquisition of competence
7. The effects of the first language on the description of motion events: Focusing on L2 Japanese learners of english and hungarian Miho Mano, Yuko Yoshinari and Kiyoko Eguchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
8. Explicit instruction on English verb structures in L2 classrooms Takako Kondo and Tomohiko Shirahata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
9. Character knowledge and reading stages of Chinese as a foreign language Sun-A Kim and Jeong-Ah Shin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
10. Developing communicative competence: The role of handover in scaffolding oral communication Yona Gilead Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Part III: Practices in developing competence
11. Pragmatic development in the study abroad context: Impact of a cross-cultural pragmatic strategies intervention Thi Thuy Minh Nguyen and Gia Anh Le Ho Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
12. Intercultural communication competence and possible L2 selves in a short-term study abroad program Matthew T. Apple and Jonathan Aliponga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
13. Corpora as an L2 writing reference tool: Classroom practice and student response Cynthia Quinn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
14. Effects of digital storytelling on japanese Efl learners: Focus on anxiety and PBL skills Yuichi Ono Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
15. Evaluation of two communities of inquiry Etsuko Toyoda and Richard Harrison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers, Scholars, and Practitioners interested in Foreign Language Education.
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 387
Keywords: Language Teaching and Learning; Second/Foreign Language Acquisition; Communicative Competence

eBook

Published: August 21, 2018
ISBN: 9781501505034

Hardcover

Published: August 21, 2018
ISBN: 9781501514289