THE CORRELATION OF THE COMPETENCE OF COMMUNICATION IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH THE COMPETENCE OF SPECIALITY OF THE NON-LINGUISTIC STUDENTS

Cristina BLAJIN, Olga DUHLICHER Universitatea de Stat din Moldova

Abstract

For most people, the main goal of learning a foreign language is to be able to communicate. It is through communication that people send and receive messages effectively and negotiate meaning. Nowadays, how to communicate effectively in foreign language learning becomes much more important than reading and writing. As a result, gaining the communicative competence has turned into a crucial topic for all foreign language learners and teachers. To begin with, we will present some definitions of the most important concepts: competence, communication, communicative competence. Secondly, definitions of specialty/professional competence are outlined. Thirdly, recommendations regarding how to develop learners’ communicative competence are put forward. Finally, some ways of correlating the communicative competence in a foreign language and the professional competence are considered. Keywords: competence, communication, communicative competence, professional competence, motivation.