CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

In regard to the integration of Kazakhstani education to the modern world, the concept of communicative competence in English language education becomes relevant. There is a common consensus among linguistic scholars and educators on the basic interpretation of the content of communicative competence, however, before undertaking research on communicative abilities, a comprehensive construction of the concept of communicative competence is essential. This paper provides a thorough analysis of the concept of communicative competence with the subsequent overview of the models of communicative competence, which are considered prominent in the ambiance of foreign language education. Communicative competence refers to the set of sociocultural knowledge and communication skills and abilities of speakers to use a language appropriately, to convey and understand each other’s messages outside the classroom rather than merely produce memorized accurate grammatical sentences. On the bases of the models, there is a comparative analysis, which aids to understand the core role of the current concept.

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