What does Hymes mean by “communicative competence”?

The ability to use language appropriately in context

What is “strategic competence” used for?

To overcome communication breakdowns

Which of the following falls under “general competences” in the CEFR model?

Intercultural skills and socio-cultural awareness

Which of these is an example of a communication strategy?

Using hesitation devices like “let me think…”

What does sociolinguistic competence primarily deal with?

Knowledge of how to express meaning appropriately in different contexts

According to CEFR, “register” refers to:

Varieties of language used in different contexts

Which of the following is an example of “positive politeness”?

Showing interest in someone’s well-being

According to Chomsky, linguistic competence refers to:

The innate ability to generate and understand grammatically correct sentenc

What are the four components of communicative competence according to Canale and Swain?

Grammatical, Sociolinguistic, Strategic, Discourse

What is “discourse competence” concerned with?

Organising utterances into coherent texts

The CEFR concept of “ability to learn” includes:

Analysing, inferencing, and using strategies to acquire knowledge

What was Hymes’ main criticism of Chomsky’s theory?

It excluded the sociocultural context of language use

What are Halliday’s three macrofunctions of language?

Ideational, interpersonal, textual

What is “design competence”?

The ability to use social interaction patterns like question-answer sequenc

According to Savignon, communicative competence:

Includes linguistic and paralinguistic factors in dynamic interaction

According to Bachman (1990), language competence includes:

Organisational and pragmatic competences

According to CEFR, “existential competence” includes:

Values, beliefs, motivations and personality

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What does Hymes mean by “communicative competence”?
The skill of memorising vocabulary
The ability to understand abstract linguistic forms
The ability to use language appropriately in context
The ability to translate languages accurately
2
What is “strategic competence” used for?
To combine sentence elements
To test grammatical accuracy
To overcome communication breakdowns
To memorise vocabulary
3
Which of the following falls under “general competences” in the CEFR model?
Lexical and grammatical knowledge
Orthographic ability
Intercultural skills and socio-cultural awareness
Knowledge of the language code
4
In the SPEAKING model, “I” stands for:
Interaction
The ability to perform in social situations
Instrumentalities
Intention
5
Which of these is an example of a communication strategy?
Diagramming complex sentences
Applying regular verb rules
Identifying morphophonemic variation
Using hesitation devices like “let me think…”
6
What does sociolinguistic competence primarily deal with?
Comprehension of literary texts
Mastery of pronunciation
Vocabulary retention strategies
Knowledge of how to express meaning appropriately in different contexts
7
According to CEFR, “register” refers to:
Varieties of language used in different contexts
Rules of morphological inflection
Language level classification
Cultural idioms
8
Which of the following is an example of “positive politeness”?
Using impersonal verbs
Saying “please” and “thank you”
Avoiding eye contact
Showing interest in someone’s well-being
9
Which of the following is NOT one of the CEFR's communicative competences?
Semantic competence
Emotional competence
Orthographic competence
Phonological competence
10
According to Chomsky, linguistic competence refers to:
The ability to perform in social situations
The ability to adapt to different registers
The innate ability to generate and understand grammatically correct sentenc
The knowledge of how to communicate appropriately
11
What are the four components of communicative competence according to Canale and Swain?
Linguistic, Lexical, Semantic, Pragmatic
Contextual, Cognitive, Functional, Metalinguistic
Social, Cultural, Functional, Orthographic
Grammatical, Sociolinguistic, Strategic, Discourse
12
What is “discourse competence” concerned with?
Organising utterances into coherent texts
Interpreting idiomatic phrases
Turn-taking
Grammatical transformations
13
The CEFR concept of “ability to learn” includes:
Analysing, inferencing, and using strategies to acquire knowledge
Completing gap-fill grammar tasks
Focusing only on phonological patterns
Memorising irregular verbs
14
What was Hymes’ main criticism of Chomsky’s theory?
It lacked accuracy in syntax
It excluded the sociocultural context of language use
It ignored the idea of language variation
It did not account for performance limitations
15
What are Halliday’s three macrofunctions of language?
Descriptive, narrative, argumentative
Grammatical, pragmatic, semantic
Phonetic, lexical, syntactic
Ideational, interpersonal, textual
16
What is “design competence”?
The knowledge of rhetorical styles
The awareness of prosodic features
The ability to adapt vocabulary to different topics
The ability to use social interaction patterns like question-answer sequenc
17
What does “pragmatic competence” enable learners to do?
Pronounce words accurately
Structure discourse logically
Use dictionary definitions
Spell words correctly
18
According to Savignon, communicative competence:
Includes linguistic and paralinguistic factors in dynamic interaction
Refers only to grammatical accuracy
Is only relevant in oral contexts
Cannot be developed through performance
19
According to Bachman (1990), language competence includes:
Organisational and pragmatic competences
Syntactic decoding skills only
Functional microcompetences
Morphological and orthographic systems
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According to CEFR, “existential competence” includes:
Knowledge of academic grammar rules
Awareness of sentence stress patterns
Values, beliefs, motivations and personality
The ability to form complex sentences

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