Title: Language plays an important role for communicating with people -04

Language plays an important role for communicating with the people. Every animal has its own language. Without language no animal can express his feelings. We are human beings. We are fully dependent on language. It is used for communication.

Communicative competence refers to the ability to use them appropriately in various circumstances. There are two ways of ways of developing communicative competence in a language. The first is acquisition which is similar to the way people develop ability in their mother tongue. It is a natural, subconscious process in which users are not usually aware of acquiring a language. They are aware only of the fact that they are using the language for communication. In non-technical terms, acquisition is 'picking up' a language spontaneously. It may be called implicit learning.

On the other hand, the second, the second way of developing communicative competence in a language is learning that language. It refers to conscious knowledge of a second language, knowing the rules of language use, being aware of them and being able to talk about them. In non-technical terms, learning is to know consciously about a language. It may be described as explicit learning.

Language specialists believe that acquiring a language is more successful and longer lasting than learning. Therefore, teachers these days encourage learners of a second language to practice and experience the language in different situations where they are involved in communicating with others. And that is exactly what the tasks in this book are designed to do.