II. THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
One of the earliest concepts of communicative competence was introduced by Hymes (1972). He believed that the
ability to communicate properly should be cultivated in language teaching. Students should learn how to use a language
in their daily communication in order to demonstrate their mastery of a language.
Hymes‟ (1972) theory of communicative competence has been widely acknowledged and accepted by English