• Syriack Pulikkattu Thomas
• Dr Tamishra Swain

The article explores the concept of communicative competence in the context of SLA and its implications for L2 teaching and learning. Introduction of the construct of communicative competence marked a departure from the then-current notions established by Chomskyan schools of though. Chomsky asserted that linguistic competence is the tacit understanding that exists between native speakers of a language and that linguistic performance, which is the realization of underlying competence, is different from linguistic competence which many not fully be reflected in performance. Dell Hymes dismissed Chomsky’s notions and maintains that communicative competence is to be understood in terms of an overlapping matrix of four criteria: whether an utterance is grammatically possible, feasible in terms of use, contextually appropriate, and it can be performed by the speaker. Halliday asserted that humans realize their experiences of the physical and metaphysical world through the metafunctions of language. Canale and Swain maintain that communicative is the outcome of the interface between grammatical, sociolinguistic, strategic and discourse competencies. The article attempts to shed light on the implications for L2 instruction and course as well.

"BEYOND GRAMMAR: NAVIGATING THE PATH OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN SLA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.a344-a350, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404046.pdf

"BEYOND GRAMMAR: NAVIGATING THE PATH OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN SLA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppa344-a350, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404046.pdf