Handbook of communication competence

• Other Authors: Rickheit, Gert., Strohner, Hans.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2008.
• Series: Handbooks of applied linguistics ; v. 1.
• Subjects: Communicative competence.; Competence and performance (Linguistics); REFERENCE.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General. > Linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Spelling.; Electronic books.
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In our everyday life, communicative processes are relevant in almost all situations. It is important to know whether you should say something which is adequate in the situation or whether it is better to say nothing at all. Communicative competence is fundamental for a successful life in our society...

Table of Contents:

• Frontmatter; Contents; 1. The concept of communicative competence; 2. Language and neurophysiological development; 3. Cognitive foundations; 4. First utterances; 5. Discourse acquisition; 6. Literacy acquisition and its precursors; 7. Sign language acquisition; 8. Speaking and listening; 9. Writing and reading; 10. Nonverbal communicative competence; 11. Media competence; 12. Communication training; 13. Coping with the needs of presentation; 14. Training of writing and reading; 15. Developmental dyslexia: A developmental neurolinguistic approach; 16. Language disorders