Competences in English

Nanik Shobikah

doi:10.33474/j-reall.v1i1.5280

Abstract

This article discusses kinds of English competences. In this article also discusses about the English language skills and components of English language use as the indicator of the student’s competence. The competences of language learning is in the means of communicative competence. To reach those competences, the students must be taught and trained English language in written and oral language skill. Acquiring English as international language is the main indicator of English learning success for students. This article uses qualitative research with a literature study. The data sources are taken from textbooks, journals, articles, research finding, internet articles, newspapers, magazines, etc. The objective of this studies that the result can develop the learner’s understanding about the competences in English language as the basic for the learner in learning and studying English language as the second or the foreign language in Indonesia. The finding shows that the communicative competence (communicative competences relates to the learner’s ability in using language established by language knowledge, skills, and attitude including grammatical, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competence) and the components of English competences (listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation) are must be learnt and studied by the students integrative.

Highlights

Acquiring English as international language is the main indicator of English learning success for students
Richards & Rodgers (2003) defined the competences as the description of essential skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors required for effective performance of a real-world task or activity
Permendikbud No 54/2013 firmly explained that a competence is one’s ability to behave, use a knowledge and skill to do many tasks given by the school and society

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Acquiring English as international language is the main indicator of English learning success for students. The use of language contextually based on the mean of language use in the society and theoretically based on the rules of language pattern, so that the students must acquire the use of language contextually and theoretically. To reach those competences, the students must be taught and trained English language in written and oral language skill. This oral language skill is developed through listening and speaking skills In this skill, the students are involved in the direct communication in the use of language as lingua franca so that there is an interaction between the teacher and the students. The written communication is built from reading and writing skills such as reading and writing a sentence, paragraph, and text to deliver a message from the sentence, paragraph, and text

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