From Cuba to Ybor City: Race, Revolution, Nationalism and Afro-Cuban Identity
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Cuba: A Short History
Preface 1. Cuba, c.1750-c.1860 Hugh Thomas 2. Cuba, c.1860-c.1930 Luis E. Aguilar 3. Cuba, c.1930-1959 Louis A. Perez Jr 4. Cuba since 1959 Jorge Dominguez Bibliographical essays Index.
Communicative Competence: Theory and Classroom Practice
ABSTRACT Within the framework of viewing communicative competence as a prerequisite to linguistic competence, rather than vice versa, this paper considers the following: (1) the nature of communicative competence; (2) the implications of communicative competence for second language teaching; and (3) ways in which the teacher can begin to make a foreign language program more meaningful. Communicative competeuce is defined as what native speakers know which enables them to interact effectively with each other. Implications for the language teacher include: (T) the need for tests which measure the ability to use language; (2) the irrelevancy of sequencing surface features; (3) the need for emphasis on non-lizguistic aspects of communication; and (4) the need to re-examiLe attitudes toward students and language teaching. Practical suggestins for implementing communicative competence in the classroom include the use of spontaneous role-playing, discussions, games, radio, and the telephone. (AM)