What are the four characteristics of a communicative view of language and how are they related to the theory of learning underlying the same approach?
A COMMUNICATIVE VIEW OF LANGUAGE HAS THE FOLLOWING FOUR CHARACTERISTICS:1)LANGUAGE IS A SYSTEM FOR THE EXPRESSION OF MEANING.2)THE PRIMARY FUNCION OF LANGUAGE IS FOR INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION.3)THE STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE REFLECTS ITS FUNCTIONAL AND COMMUNICATIVE USES.4)THE PRIMARY UNITS OF LANGUAGE ARE NOT MERELY ITS GRAMMATICAL AND STRUCTURAL FEATURES,BUT CATEGORIES OF FUNCTIONAL AND COMMUNICATIVE MEANING AS EXEMPLIFIED IN DISCOURSE. SO FAR AS THEORY OF LEARNING IS CONCERNED ,MEANING IS EMPHASIZED MORE THAN THE LEARNING OF STRUCTURE.LEARNERS ARE OFFERED A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES TO GET INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATION IN MAKING CHOICES AND DECISIONS.BESIDES,LANGUAGE NEEDS TO BE STUDIED IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF ITS USE.
