Identify what Communicative Competence

Question 1

Mrs. Brent is participating in a panel discussion. To ensure a smooth flow of discussion, she uses introductory phrases to start her speech, refer back to previous speakers’ points and summarize If key ideas.

Answer 1

Discourse Competence

Question 2

While writing an essay, Fidel constructs sentences with proper subject-verb agreement, correct verb tenses and aspects, and accurate sentence structures.

Answer 2

Linguistic Competence

Question 3

You are in a foreign country and do not know the local language well. You encounter difficulty communicating your food preference to the waiter at a restaurant. To overcome this, you use gestures, point at menu items, and even draw pictures to convey your choices.

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Strategic Competence

Question 4

In a formal business meeting, your best friend accidentally addressed his clients by their first names when he should have used their titles and last names. This mistake could potentially harm the professional relationship.

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Sociolinguistic Competence

Question 5

You are attending a special gathering in a foreign country and are not sure about the appropriate greeting and expressions to use when meeting new people. You observe how others greet each other and follow their lead.

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Sociolinguistic Competence

Question 6

It is right to use prepositions such as at, on, in, and for in my sentence construction.

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Linguistic Competence

Question 7

Regular verbs such as “kick” and “pick” form their simple past tense by adding -ed to the base forms.

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Linguistic Competence

Question 8

​Cara knows how to identify and use correctly gerunds, participles, and infinitives.

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Linguistic Competence

Question 9

​In writing journalistic articles, I should pay attention to my grammar rules.

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Linguistic Competence

Question 10

It is fine for a speaker to clarify from his audience something he misses during his delivery.

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Strategic Competence

Question 11

​In writing the thesis, the use of formal language must be observed.

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Linguistic Competence

Question 12

​Mr. Damascus should be mindful of his phonological (speech) utterances when addressing formal speeches.

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Linguistic Competence

Question 13

In writing paragraphs for reaction paper, unity and coherence should be taken into consideration.

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Discourse Competence

Question 14

​Joem says polite expressions such as “Thank you” and “May I come back for a consultation” to his doctor.

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Sociolinguistic Competence

Question 15

Ms. Canto uses body language to emphasize strong points of her speech delivery.

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Strategic Competence

Question 16

is about writing, speaking, and presenting to different audiences and for various purposes

A. Purposive Communication
B. Speech
C. Communicative Competence

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A. Purposive Communication

Question 17

is a three-unit course that develops students’ communicative competence and their cultural and intercultural awareness through multimodal tasks that provide them opportunities for communicating effectively and appropriately to a multicultural audience in a local or global context. It equips students with tools for critical evaluation of a variety of texts and focuses on the power of language and the impact of images to emphasize the importance of conveying messages responsibly.

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Purposive Communication

Question 18

is the ability to achieve communicative goals in a socially appropriate manner. It is organized and goal-oriented, i.e. it includes the ability to select and apply skills that are appropriate and effective in the respective context. It includes verbal and non-verbal behavior.

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Purposive Communication

Question 19

Knowledge of the language code (its grammar and vocabulary, and conventions of its written representation (script and orthography)

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Linguistic Competence

Question 20

Grammar components include the knowledge of sounds and their pronunciation (phonetics), the rules that govern sound interactions and patterns (phonology), the formation of words by means of inflection and derivation (morphology), the rules that govern the combination of words and phrases to structure sentences (syntax) , and the way that meaning is conveyed through language (semantics)

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Linguistic Competence

Question 21

knowledge of sounds and their pronunciation

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phonetics

Question 22

the rules that govern sound interactions and patterns

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phonology

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the formation of words by means of inflection and derivation

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morphology

Question 24

the rules that govern the combination of words and phrases to structure sentences

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syntax

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the way that meaning is conveyed through language

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semantics

Question 26

deals with setting guidelines and rules for how a language should be used.

sets norms for grammar, punctuation, syntax, and usage, and is often found in grammar books, style guides, and educational settings.

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Prescriptive Grammar

Question 27

knowing how to use and respond to language appropriately

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Sociolinguistic Competence

Question 28

Appropriateness depends on the setting of the communication, the topic, and the relationships among the people communicating

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Sociolinguistic Competence

Question 29

Being appropriate depends on knowing what the taboos of the other culture are, what politeness indices are used in each case, what the politically correct term would be for something, how a specific attitude (authority, friendliness, courtesy, irony, etc.) is expressed

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Sociolinguistic Competence

Question 30

rules that a group or society uses to determine what is appropriate and inappropriate in behavior, expression, and values. If one does not follow the rules, one can suffer consequences such as exclusion from the group.

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Sociocultural Norms

Question 31

affirming culturally diverse individuals, families, and communities in an inclusive, respectful, and effective manner, including materials and instruction that are inclusive of race, ethnicity, language, cultural background, immigration status, religion, disability, gender, gender identity

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Culturally appropriate

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an activity or behavior that is considered completely unacceptable or forbidden.

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Taboo

Question 33

Ability to recognize and repair communication breakdowns before, during , or after they occur. Strives for the fluency and efficacy of communication by overcoming the language gap. This is in regard to audience and purpose.

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Strategic Competence

Question 34

Knowledge of how to produce and comprehend oral or written texts in the modes of speaking/writing and listening/reading respectively. It is knowing how to combine language structures into a cohesive and coherent oral and written text of different types. It deals with organizing words, phrases, and sentences in order to create conversations, speeches, poetry, email messages, newspaper articles, etc.

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Discourse Competence