Speech functions and the communicative competence

Abstract

The present research is expected to cover an investigation accomplished with the following topic "Speech Functions and the Communicative Competence" which examines the relation among the variables and how students’ understudies improve their Communicative Competence. This examination was coordinated by using a quali-quantitative approach by applying a mock pre and post-test which assess the elements of the Communicative Competence, such as: grammatical, discursive, sociolinguistic, and strategic. To assess these elements Speech Functions were applied inside the classroom, as follows: expressive, directive, referential, metalinguistic, and phatic. The subjects of the examination were the sixth and seventh-semester university understudies of English Language Career at Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Discerning about the results of this investigation, the conclusion of the examination is drawn as the following. English Language Students vanquish their Communicative Competence issues by using Speech Functions and shown that a large portion of the English Language Students improve their discourse management and interaction which helped them to communicate in the English La