Language as Communication: Teaching and Assessment in Foreign Languages

Topic 1 — Language as Communication

2. Language as Communication

2.1. Language Definition

2.2. The Communication Process

2.3. Language as a Means of Communication

3. Oral and Written Language

3.1. Development of Oral and Written Language

3.2. Development and Improvement of Oral Language

3.3. Development and Improvement of Written Language

3.4. Characteristics of Oral and Written Language

3.5. Pedagogical Implications

4. Factors Defining a Communicative Situation

5. Functions of Language

6. Language in the Foreign Language Curriculum

Topic 2 — Communication in the English Classroom

2. Communication in the English Classroom

2.1. The Communication Process

2.2. Language as a Means of Communication

2.3. Verbal and Non-verbal Communication in the English Class

2.3.2. Verbal Communication in the English Class

2.3.3. Non-verbal Communication in the English Class

3. Extralinguistic Strategies: Non-verbal Reactions

3.1. Learning Strategies: Linguistic and Extralinguistic

3.2. Non-verbal Reactions to Messages in Different Contexts

3.3. Total Physical Response (TPR)

Topic 3 — The Four Language Skills

2. The Four Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

3. Oral Skills

3.1. Oral Comprehension: Listening

3.2. Oral Expression: Speaking

4. Written Skills

4.1. Written Comprehension: Reading

4.2. Written Expression: Writing

5. Communicative Competence

5.1. Integrated Skills

5.2. Theories on Communicative Competence

5.3. Communicative Competence in the FL Curriculum

Topic 4 — Assessment and Cultural Awareness

2. Assessment of Knowledge of a Foreign Language

2.1. The Communication Process

2.2. Language as a Means of Communication

2.3. Foreign Language and International Communication

2.4. English as a World Language

3. Interest in Linguistic Diversity Through Study

3.1. Concept of Culture: Different Perspectives

3.2. The Study of a New Language and Its Culture

3.3. Developing Cultural Awareness

3.4. Techniques to Develop Students' Cultural Awareness

3.4.1. The Role of the Teacher

3.4.2. Didactic Applications in FL Lessons