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An Integrative Approach
to Enhancing
Communicative and
Methodological
Competence in English
Language Teacher
Education
S.U.Nishonbekova
USWLU., Uzbekistan
Abstract:
This article explores an integrative approach
to developing both communicative and methodological
competence in English language teacher education.
Recognizing the interconnectedness of language
proficiency and pedagogical skills, the study proposes a
holistic framework that merges language development
with instructional practice. The approach emphasizes
task-based learning, reflective teaching, and the
integration of authentic communication scenarios
within teacher training programs. Drawing on
contemporary theories of language acquisition and
teacher development, the article outlines strategies for
fostering professional growth through experiential
learning, collaborative activities, and formative
assessment. Case studies and empirical data support the
effectiveness of this model in preparing future
educators to meet the dynamic demands of English
language teaching in diverse classroom contexts.
Keywords:
English language teacher education,
communicative
competence,
methodological
competence, integrative approach, task-based learning,
reflective teaching, language pedagogy, teacher
training, experiential learning.
Introduction
:
The integration of communicative and
methodological competence in English language teacher
education is essential for preparing educators who can
effectively navigate the complexities of modern
classrooms. An integrative approach that combines
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language proficiency with pedagogical skills ensures that
teachers are not only linguistically adept but also
pedagogically sound.
Communicative competence encompasses the ability to
use language effectively and appropriately in various
contexts. In the realm of teacher education, it is crucial
for educators to model authentic language use and
foster environments where students can engage in
meaningful communication. This involves not only
linguistic knowledge but also sociolinguistic, discourse,
and strategic competencies. Teachers who possess
strong communicative competence are better equipped
to facilitate interactive learning experiences and address
the diverse needs of their students.
Methodological competence refers to a teacher's ability
to apply pedagogical theories and strategies effectively
in the classroom. This includes selecting appropriate
teaching methods, designing curricula, and assessing
student learning. An integrative approach emphasizes
the importance of aligning teaching methods with
communicative goals, ensuring that instructional
practices support the development of both language
skills and critical thinking.
Task-Based Learning (TBL) serves as an effective
pedagogical framework within an integrative approach.
TBL focuses on the use of authentic tasks that mirror
real-world activities, promoting active engagement and
practical language use. Research indicates that TBL
enhances student motivation and language acquisition
by providing context-rich learning experiences.
Reflective teaching involves educators critically
examining their teaching practices to improve
effectiveness. This process encourages continuous
professional development and adaptation to diverse
classroom contexts. Incorporating reflective practices
into teacher education programs fosters a culture of
self-assessment and lifelong learning, essential
components
of
both
communicative
and
methodological competence.
Mastering of languages is based on the application of
successive systems in cognitive strategies. This happens
through the use of a set of cognitive techniques, such as
metacognitive, cognitive and social. Talking about
various areas of professional activity, according to J.
Richards [2], they are considered as special cognitive-
communicative systems. The base of each system is a
complex of significant concepts, categories, and
subcategories. D. Nunan tries to answer the question,
what cognitive skills provide the internal processes of
successful movement of thought to the word [3].
Another problem is the implementation of the
communicative intention of the writer and whether it is
important in the creation of the text. D. Nunan
determines that in writing a whole range of cognitive skills
relate to inner speech and it is important: to set a goal and
plan its achievement using imagination, forming and
formulating a thought, choosing a language form and
orthographic spellings and punctuation for its adequate
graphic design. Further it is also critical to anticipate the
choice of writing and prepare for it; to stop on «thinking»,
relying on reflection.
The following stage should be choosing consciously the
necessary forms and using rational-logical thinking, or
intuition, relying on the «sense of language» in activating
long-term memory and operational memory in correct
spelling.
The final stage might be to control the image of the result
with the real incarnation and to correct and edit the
message created by the course in the written paper,
combining verbal self-control with spelling control. These
skills are formed in written speech as activities based on
cognitive mechanisms: goal setting, planning, preliminary
assessment, choice and control [3].
Before considering these skills some mention should be
made on the practical material to teach the skills and the
teaching techniques as such.
In some of his works, D. Freeman attempts to consider the
integration of cognitive and communicative approaches
in textual activity [4]. The functions of each of the
approaches should be defined as well as the aspects that
unite them. The communicative approach in teaching
English using textual activity is understood as the
orientation of learning on the semantic perception of
formation a text by students. Understanding a text while
reading and learning linguistic material, to construct
speech utterances is important to aim at the final result
in the text discussion. The cognitive approach as a
learning procedure for isolating semantic support is
directed at processing the information contained while
producing speech is sufficient to perceive the meaning of
the text at a deeper level, using keywords and activating
basic knowledge in the form of situational models: So, we
might deal with extra linguistic factors of speech activity
as important elements outlining the language design of
speech.
The cognitive approach is realized mainly in the classroom
and is aimed at determining how students receive
information about reality, the way they decode it,
conduct comparisons, make the necessary decisions, or
resolve problems that arise in the process of reading and
interpreting the text. In this respect, communication
strategies are aimed at making the cognitive information
from the text using communication tools. In order to
manage reading comprehension, process it is necessary
for the trainee to work on updating and identifying
relevant knowledge and ideas about the information
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embedded in the text. Communicative attitudes, which
students receive immediately before reading the text,
make the process of thinking purposeful; help to predict
the topic or idea of the text. Many methodologists
attach special importance to cognitive strategies of
comprehending the names of topics that often have
great informative value. The cognitive communicative
approach to textual activity is determined by three types
of communicative needs - contact-setting, information
and impact, and also with three aspects of cognition that
are viewed in the process of perception, cognition, and
presentation.
According to U. Superman [8] the activity of the teacher
and students in information processing is expressed in
the cognitive strategy of the lesson, which allows the
teacher to mobilize the necessary amount of local and
global information in order to implement a dialogical
strategy for its interpretation, taking into account the
following moments of the discursive organization of the
text:
- the general composition of the text, which requires the
student to identify the author’s techniques for
promoting the most important information and creating
a background;
- the unity of the text, which is denoted by the terms
“cohesion” and “coherence”.
It is the teaching of foreign languages (in common with
the teaching of the national language) that acts as an
effective means of developing the communicative
abilities of trainees, preparing them for interpersonal
and intercultural interaction/cooperation, both within
their own country and at the international level. It
develops value orientations, including, on the basis of
the involving students in the dialogue of cultures,
contributing to the formation of a person of culture,
striving for self-development and self-realization, which
can avoid and overcome conflicts. The main objective of
modern foreign language education is not only the
formation of effective communication skills, but also the
social and personal development of students - the
development of independent critical thinking, the
culture of cognition and mental work among the
students, the training in self-education skills, associated
with the search for information and its processing and
implying the variability of the approaches used to
implement the learning process. The implementation of
innovative approaches to teaching a foreign language
today should be seen as a way of innovative
transformation of modern pedagogical reality and the
educational environment by a teacher. It is the teacher
who designs and implements various forms of the
organization of the learning process in general and the
learning sessions as its individual elements. As for T.
Farrell [5] the teacher may use a variety of methods,
forms, means, and technologies, ensuring the gradual
movement of the students thought along the path of
cognition and creating a varied educational environment.
It should be noted that the traditional methods of
teaching a foreign language at school imply the
assimilation of knowledge in artificial situations so that
the student does not have the opportunity to see the
connection of the studied subject with his life or to
correlate it with his future. In this regard, in recent years,
the modernization of scientific approaches to the
teaching of a foreign language in schools has been aimed
at the direction of a cultural dialogue.
An integrative approach to teacher education involves
the simultaneous development of communicative and
methodological competencies. This can be achieved
through curricula that blend language instruction with
pedagogical theory, collaborative learning environments,
and opportunities for practical application. Such
integration ensures that prospective teachers are well-
prepared to meet the dynamic demands of the classroom
and effectively support student learning.
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