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It is generally recognized that language is a ’vehicle for the expression or exchanging of thoughts,concepts,knowledge,and information as well as the fixing and transmission of experience and knowledge.’(Bussmann,1996:253)And according to P.H.Mathews,language is “the phenomenon of vocal and written communication among human beings generally.”(Mathews,1997:198)Language has been serving as a device of human communication,since the very day it was born,and it is,if not the only,the most important device for human communication,and conversely,“Communication is(the)most fundamental social function of language.”(Liu Ling,et al,1984:16)Now that language is communication,it naturally follows that the goal of language instruction is to equip the learners with ability of using and comprehending languageappropriately in the process of interaction and in relation to social context,which Hymes named as ’communicative competence’.
It is generally recognized that language is a ’vehicle for the expression or exchanging of thoughts, concepts, knowledge, and information as well as the fixing and transmission of experience and knowledge.’ (Bussmann, 1996: 253) And according to PH Mathews, language is “the phenomenon of vocal and written communication among human beings generally. ” (Mathews, 1997: 198) Language has been serving as a device of human communication, since the very day it was born, and it is, if not the only, the most important device for human communication, and conversely, “Communication is (the) most fundamental social function of language. ” (Liu Ling, et al, 1984: 16) Now that language is communication, it that the goal of language instruction is to equip the learners with ability of using and comprehending languageappropriately in the process of interaction and in relation to social context, which Hymes named as ’communicative competence’.