GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES
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The ability to use language appropriately according to the social context.
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The ability to use words and structures accurately.
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A way of overcoming a gap between communicative intent and a limited ability to express that intent.
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The process whereby an interlanguage, containing many non-second language features, stops developing toward more accurate forms of the second language.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sociolinguistic competence refers to the mastery of the cultural rules of use and rules of discourse that are at play in different languages. With respect to cultural rules of use, the emphasis is on appropriateness of communicative acts and the naturalness of speech within given socio-cultural contexts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sociolinguistic competence is an understanding of the social context including the settings, the relationship of the speakers, the shared information of the participants, and the communicative purpose for their interaction (Hubei: 2008).
Detailed explanation-3: -Sociolinguistic competence also refers to the ability to select topics that are appropriate for a communicative event. For example, expressing strong views about politics and religion over dinner is generally avoided. This rule is also moderated depending on the relationship between the guest and the host.
Detailed explanation-4: -Through CMC, language learners have the opportunity to communicate in meaningful ways and to be exposed to contextualised authentic language, two factors described as essential for the development of the communicative competence of learners.
Detailed explanation-5: -Canale and Swain’s Model of Communicative Competence (i) Grammatical competence includes knowledge of phonology, orthography, vocabulary, word formation and sentence formation. (ii) Sociolinguistic competence includes knowledge of sociocultural rules of use.