In the Bulding blocs resources, we use the term ‘language-related competences’ as an umbrella term for a range of competences that learners need to develop during their schooling and beyond, including language and communicative competences, language awareness, and intercultural competences.
Figure 1 below contains a brief overview of these competence domains and some of the aspects involved. The overview is intended as a quick entry point into the topic of language-related competences. In the overview, a distinction is made between three main areas:
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Language and communicative competences. These are the competences related to the language(s) and varieties of language needed by learners in the learning of any subject, including language subjects. |
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Language awareness. This category contains the metalinguistic competences that are associated with the learning of language subjects as well as other subjects. |
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Further language-related competences. This is an open category that contains competences that are not typically considered to be language competences in a strict sense but are nevertheless strongly linked to language in different ways. |