English Language A-Level
Development of communicative competence
What Development of communicative competence means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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How functional range develops with age and social experience, moving from immediate needs towards information sharing, storytelling and sustained social interaction.
Topics that use Development of communicative competence
- Children’s language development (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Caregiver and peer interaction
- Conventions and audience awareness
- Functions and purposes of child language
- Genre as purpose-driven text type
- Mode
- Pragmatics and speech acts
- Research evidence and studies
- Speech and writing as different modes
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