Languaje is the encoding and decoding of symbols, sounds and movements. On the order hand, linguistics is the study of language taking into account its systemic and sociocultural behavior. (Hymes,
por Laura Giraldo
1. Comunicative language teaching composes knowledge of grammatical rules but also the ability to use language to achieve effective communication
2. Hymes (1972) distinguishes
2.1. Linguistic Competence
2.1.1. Linguistic competence deals with producing and understanding grammatically correct sentece.
2.2. Communicative Competence
2.2.1. Communicative competence Is the knowledge of the rules to produce and understand sentences that may be appropiate in diferents contexts.
3. Widdowsonʼs concept of communicative language teaching (1978)
4. Makes evident the extent to which the language user demonstrates his ability to use his knowledge of linguistic rules for effective communication
5. Makes evident theextent to which thelanguageuser demonstrates his knowledge of linguistic rules
6. Widdowson (1978) distinguishes two aspects of performance
6.1. Usage
6.2. Use
7. Hymes (1972) communicative competence derived from Chomsky.
7.1. Competence
7.1.1. Hymes distinguishes the linguistics and communicative competence necessary for effective communication
7.2. Performance
7.2.1. defines realization as the actual use of language from the underlying knowledge.