Communicative strategies;

Running Head : Communicative Strategies

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With the advent of globalization that has brought the world to the sea shores and doorsteps of people across the world , the demands of global citizenship includes awareness of other nation 's languages and cultures Language has always played a key role in development of countries and this is even more emphasized at present with the global interdependence of economies . The success of businesses , projects has depended of the effectiveness of intercultural communication which

calls for awareness of proper strategies and means to ensure effective communication Effective communication may however stem from good conversation and the nature of inter personal skills between the message sender and their audience . This essay discusses the nature of communication and its nature , then asses the importance of language in facilitating communication as well as the ways of effectively teaching language with a particular emphasis laid on communicative strategies (Silverman 1989

Background

For effectiveness , good grammar and command of language is vital but it is hardly sufficient without the ability to adapt the language use to fit the different social and cultural contexts and this in turn calls for the awareness of not only linguistic and cultural sensitivities but also having a good grasp of the inter personal skills with ones audience . Without these , the ability of language to bridge cultural barriers is unfortunately undermined by the very nature of cultural differences through its influence on language use as well as...