Enhancing Students’ Communicative Competence in English for Professional Roles
Enhancing Students’ Communicative Competence in English for Professional Roles
Author(s): Mariana CoancăSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Language acquisition, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: language skill; communicative competence; interchange; profession; receptionist;
Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the four components of communicative competence which language teachers can implement in their teaching practices, through Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) scenarios, described thoroughly in a course tailored for intermediate and upper-intermediate students who wish to work in the hospitality sector as receptionists. Students’ feedback was positive mainly because they enhanced their knowledge of English by using it appropriately in a given social context. The role-play proved to be challenging but after a few rehearsals of pitch, tone, and intonation they felt they improved the communication skills to meet the requirements for the field of reception.
Journal: Crossing Boundaries in Culture and Communication
- Issue Year: 9/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 164-168
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English