Comunicative Competence

In the character Adam Trask in the Novel East of Eden, John Steinbeck creates a fragile son trying to impress his war obsessed father while dealing with his aggressive younger brother. As Adam’s father tries to prepare them for the army, Adam learns that he does not want to follow in his father's footsteps and does not want to face the hardship of war.

Many kids in today’s world are not learning enough to be able to live in the global economy and according to David Boren, the former U.S. Senator, “Not training our kids to be able to work and live in an international environment is like leaving them illiterate” (182). The best way to learn a culture is to study the language and devote time where the language is important. Learning a foreign language rises, brain growth, yet fewer American schools offer it. To

World War I acted as a ripple effect rooted from conflicts between the five major powers and surrounding areas, each dispute within Europe during the 18th century formed alliances and created jealousy amongst the countries. The quote “World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation” is disagreeable as many factors contributed to the war. Each nation had a desire for dominance and control, a resilient confidence in their own nationalities, and wanted to create stronger armies and navies, making this war inevitable and non-negotiable. The five major powers during this time had a strong sense of nationalism, in which they wanted to expand their territory, and conquer lands in Africa, the Balkan Peninsula, and overseas, for more power, trade, and resources, and overall create the most powerful and influential country in Europe.

Should college required students to take a foreign language? That’s the question many college students are debating over. One such student, a high school junior from connecticut wrote “studying a language in college should depend on your interests” and she argues that taking a foreign class should vary upon the student's interest, previous study and whatever a career path required it. Berdan build up her credibility by providing a little bit of her background and personal interest, citing convincing fact and emotional appeal.

Language is a universal mode of communication among humans that separates them from other beings. Indeed, language can be verbalized or comprise of non-verbal cues. In addition, development of language of a sign of growth and development in individuals and experts in a language are usually considered as proficient and effective communicators because the meanings of their language are concise and thus received as intended. Environments such as institutions of higher learning are a good place to observe the use of language because they epitomize social learning environments where people from different cultures interact linguistically.

Understanding BICs and CALPs is important for many different reasons. First BICs and CALPs divides the understanding of language into two different categories, each with their own components and sets of importance. There are many different processes ones goes through to learn a new language, and Cummins believe these processes are the same no matter what language one is attempting to speak. ELL learners will go through a

Obtaining competence can be done in various ways for psychologist and counselors. According to (Fisher, 2013) psychologists/counselors planning to try new activities must take some relevant education, training, supervised experience, consultation, or study. The purpose is to avoid harm to participants and to improve psychologist and counselors. The two most effective ways I believe in are supervised experience and training.

Introductory lessons in a foreign language start out as seemingly impossible to master, yet in due time begin to make sense. Excitement escalates as the brain starts functioning in another language and continues beyond the first few lessons alone. Dincay, a professor at Istanbul Arel University, notes, “the feeling of accomplishment that comes with [students’] first steps toward a second language can spur them on to a deeper and broader passion for learning in general” (Dincay 1). Students who reach an expertise level in foreign language carry that same capability acquired first through language studies over into other realms of life, producing competent results beyond areas concerning language alone. In her article, “Benefits of Being Bilingual,” Marcos writes, “Studies suggest that persons with full proficiency in more than one language (bilinguals) outperform similar monolingual persons on both verbal and nonverbal tests of intelligence” (Marcos 1). Proficiency in a foreign language develops a needed sense of accomplishment in students, enabling them to move on and conquer other tasks and responsibilities with rare poise and fortitude. They realize that unlike monolinguals, their lives are not confined to one culture alone, but can easily extend to impact an incredible realm of people throughout their

“In boxing, they say everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Well, in language learning, we could just as easily say that everyone has the perfect conversation in mind until they speak to a real native.” says Why Language Classes Don’t Work author Tim Ferriss. Communication is not the focus of a foreign language class these days. Memorizing words and short sentences is not a natural function. Taking a foreign class is not effective and it’s outdated because it’s like placing a group of people, who don’t know how to calculate the area of a circle, into a room and seeing how much they know. According to Jay Mathews,“How students still look good on their report cards is easy to explain. Because much of the world is striving to learn English, Americans wonder why they should bother to learn other languages. We talk about the importance of foreign language learning to our national security, but we don’t mean it. If we need speakers of exotic tongues, we import them”.

Language is a key part of any family, community, culture and the human race. Without language the world today would be much different. From cavemen, to the Egyptian use of hieroglyphics, to Old English, to more than 6,500 languages spoken around the world today, the advances that humans have made in language is remarkable and inspiring. The ability to speak, read, write and understand more than one language is also remarkable and expands the liberties in life, especially for young people. High school students should be required to take at least two years of a foreign language class in order to graduate, as many recent studies support the benefits of doing so. Students who have learned a foreign language in high school have proven to have a

Language is a necessity for everyday life. It gives us the ability to communicate, to express personalities and beliefs to build a more diverse, functional society. It is essential for children to have this ability to appreciate and experience multiple different cultures, as this presents them with many opportunities in later life. I am going to explore the ways in which effective pedagogy, professional understanding and personal insights have an impact to create and intercultural classroom and a class of children with a love for language learning.

“One of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time”, Federico Fellini once stated that “A different language is a different vision of life” and I, in my turn tend to say that he was perfectly right. A person who speaks more than one language can experience multiple personalities, visions and reflections consisting which language is he speaking. High School students should comprehend the real benefit of speaking a foreign language. Being a multilingual myself and speaking fluently four languages and studying another two, I consider that I am qualified enough to persuade that my argument is strong, plausible and not ultimately-right. In the following paragraphs I am going to address the following three reasons why should other High School students learn at least one foreign language? Firstly, learning a new language enhances performances in the academic domain and makes you smarter. Secondly, knowing a new language is a high estimated and a very valuable characteristic in your professional CV. Thirdly, international travel is more pleasant through knowing a foreign language.

Different cultures are found all throughout the world which all use different languages to communicate. Students in different countries have many opportunities to learn any language they desire; however, in America, there are not as many opportunities as other countries. No matter the country, students should be given the chance to learn whatever language their heart desires, and students should be able to travel to different countries to become appreciative of the country they are visiting. It is important for students to learn different languages to help their minds grow not only in an academic field, but also in the ethnicity and diversity of different countries is an accomplishment of a lifetime. All students should have to be fluent in a foreign language because becoming fluent in a foreign language enables students to divulge into other cultures and has an impact on their intelligence. Analyzing these ideas can bring new information to light for parents who are considering having their children learn a foreign language.

The Communicative Language Teaching method, or CLT, is a product of the theory of communicated competence in language teaching. Communicative competence focuses on the ability of learners to comprehend and be comprehensible with a certain degree of fluency. The advent of communicative competence signaled a change from the prevailing theory of linguistic competence which focused more on the form and structure of language. However, although CLT heavily focuses on communication with the belief that the purpose of language is the ability to use it, it does not do this to the exclusion of the form and function. In CLT, grammar and vocabulary are learned as a result of the communication rather than through direct instruction.

If the majority of Americans and other English speakers found a value in learning a foreign language like German, they might have the ability to read and understand the sentence above. However, many English speakers do not understand how learning another language will be beneficial to them in a world in which most foreigners speak English, business is often conducted in English, and all of their favorite music and movies are in English. In recent years, public schools and postsecondary institutions around the United States have shut down their foreign language programs because they are no longer able to financially support foreign language programs or are unable to find the value in learning another language. Although English is becoming an arguably “global” language, monolingual English speakers are at a disadvantage today because multilingualism provides economic and political benefits, helps improve cognitive function, and gives people a deeper understanding of foreign cultures and customs, which is necessary in today’s global society.