LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 21:8 August 2021
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Developing Language Skills and Communicative Competence in
Undergraduate Students

S. J. Nikam, M.A., B.Ed., SET., Ph.D.

Abstract

Language skills, viz. listening, speaking, reading and writing are very crucial in any language learning. They are the basic skills of any language. The students of under graduate courses shall need to master these skills during their studies in the institutions and universities, they should be possessing these skills inside, and outside of their classroom in circumstances where they have to employ their language skills in actions in real life situation may be formal or informal for that matter. The present paper aims at examining level of language skills among the undergraduate students and how that can enhance communicative competence. It is also an attempt to find out the related studies and how are they conducted in the classrooms. This will help reserchers for further studies in this field.

Keywords: language skills, under graduate students, communicative competence, communicative approach

Introduction

Nowadays, the role of the universities and their affiliated colleges is to ensure and prepare the graduating populace in numerous fields and meet the market demands, not only focusing on the aspect of academic accomplishment but also on the soft skills needed for them to be competitive in the global sphere. Besides, great emphasis and importance of on personality and soft skills while deciding their future prospect. This paper will focus specifically on language skills and communicative competence since language skills are essential, especially for those seeking jobs. Undergraduates are supposed to assess their communication and language skills during their job interviews and apply for higher courses. Therefore, it is the role of the universities and their affiliated colleges to guarantee that undergraduates are equipped with the capability to communicate effectively. This paper will deliberate on language skills aspects that undergraduates should be armed with beforehand their graduation.

In the contemporary competitive and challenging world, much success is dependent on an individual's language skills and communicative competence. Besides technical expertise, communicative skills are also of equal importance; in the contemporary world, where students are likely to compete for job positions with the international workforce, having language skills and communication competence comes in handy. There is a need for communication across the globe, which make communicative competence one of the interesting areas. Proficiency in languages like English, an international language, can significantly benefit the competitive world.

Teaching language skills can enhance communicative competence. Communicative competence is a term used to describe an individual's ability to interact with others effectively. Combination of language skills a person has for getting to know a foreign language is how communicative competence is perceived at its most basic. Having such acumen enables an individual to attain a high-performance level. When discussing language skills and how they enhance communicative competence, it is important to focus on the models of communicative competence and why it is always important to inculcate the skill of communicative competence amongst students. Research in the fields of socio-semantics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics has all been increasingly interested in language skills and communicative competence.

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Arts, Commerce and Science College, Nashik
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