Communicative Competence

Which of the following best describes communicative competence?

• The capacity to memorize extensive vocabulary and apply it in structured, formal speech settings without regard to context.

• The ability to understand and produce grammatically correct sentences, regardless of social or cultural norms influencing communication.

• The skill to manipulate language syntactically for literary purposes, focusing on complex sentence formation without consideration of the listener’s needs or situational factors.

• • The ability to use language appropriately across different contexts, combining grammatical knowledge, sociolinguistic awareness, discourse management, and strategic skills to ensure effective interaction.

When a person recognizes that using formal language is necessary in a job interview but can switch to informal language with friends, they are demonstrating:

• Discourse Competence

• Grammatical Competence

• Sociolinguistic Competence

• Strategic Competence

Which component of communicative competence is concerned with understanding and following cultural norms and politeness strategies in conversations?

• Grammatical Competence

• Sociolinguistic Competence

• Discourse Competence

• Strategic Competence

Which of the following is NOT a component of communicative competence as defined by Canale and Swain?

• Grammatical Competence

• Pragmatic Competence

• Strategic Competence

• Discourse Competence

Which of the following best defines a speech act?

• A complex sentence that conveys multiple ideas.

• An utterance that performs an action, such as making a request, promise, or apology.

• The grammatical structure of a sentence in spoken language.

• The ability to switch between formal and informal language in conversation.

Which speech act involves the listener's reaction or the effect an utterance has on the listener?

• Locutionary act

• Illocutionary act

• Perlocutionary act

• Directive act