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Zascerinska, Jelena – Online Submission, 2010
Communicative competence that involves language (Druviete 2007, p. 12) is one of the eight key competences which individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment (European Commission 2004, p. 3). The enhancement of students' communicative competence becomes particularly important for the…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Constructivism (Learning), Competence, Linguistic Theory
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Selinker, Larry; Tomlin, Russell – ELT Journal, 1986
Reports on case studies in English Language Teaching (ELT) of the "four-skill hypothesis" in order to show that an empirically grounded ELT theory is possible. Several hypotheses which control pedagogical decision-making (but for which substantial evidence of their efficacy is lacking) are uncovered. (SED)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Theories, English (Second Language), Language Skills