Communicative approach is based on the idea that language is communication. The purpose of foreign language education is to develop language competence. Communicative competence comprises several components: linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic. It is assumed that each of these components include knowledge, skills and abilities. Processes of teaching and learning are the essential part of teaching a language for special purposes that support the acquisition of specialized communication, ie the language used by professionals who work in a particular field or operate in a particular academic discipline. Since the objective of teaching language for special purposes is communicative competence, teaching is considered on the basis of statements (written or oral) inherent in every area affected in the process. The most effective didactic methods for the realization of these courses are usually based on activity-oriented approach and the simulation. The use of activity-oriented approach in teaching a foreign language has its advantages, as well as other methods used. What sets it apart, however, is the exchange of roles between teacher and students in the learning process. Communicative competence consists in the ability of a person to behave appropriately in a particular communicative situation and in particular linguistic community.
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