Developing Communicative Competence In English: An Overview

Abstract

Employment opportunities are decided on the basis of the skills acquired by the engineering students, more specifically the amount of knowledge one has acquired in communicating oneself in English. This acquired exclusive communicative competence in English remains a core skill which plays a vital role in determining the job in the multifaceted society. It has been found out through constant research with the engineering students by the researcher that only the learner-centred approach in teaching of English language makes them communicatively competent in English language.