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The Native Speaker in Applied Linguistics

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  • According to Hymes, what is "Communicative competence"?
  • Question
    C
  • Question
    C
  • Why does Davies criticize the idea that only native speakers are legitimate language teachers?
  • Question
    D
  • What is the difference between a native speaker and a non-native speaker?
    Native speakers are idealized, while non-native speakers are often undervalued, even when they're highly capable.
  • Why does Davies say that native speaker identity is socially constructed and not biologically fixed?
  • What defines a native speaker?
    Early acquisition, grammatical intuition, group membership and identity, self-ascription and ideological status
  • True or false - The idea of the “pure” native speaker is questioned by Davies
    True
  • True or false - Non-native speakers can never achieve full communicative competence in English.
    False
  • True or false - The spread of English around the world can lead people to feel disconnected from their native languages.
    True
  • According to Alan Davies, native speaker identity is:
    C
  • True or false - The concept of International English supports the idea that only native speakers should define how English is used globally.
    False
  • Question
    B
  • True or false - According to Davies, a native speaker is defined only by early language acquisition.
    False
  • Question
    B