TY - JOUR
T1 - `Communication is the essence of human life'
T2 - Reflections on communicative competence
AU - Light, Janice Catherine
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - Communicative competence allows individuals to attain their communication goals and to realize the very essence of their humanity. Hence, the development of communicative competence has been identified as the central goal of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention. This lecture explores the nature of communicative competence for individuals who use AAC. It considers issues in identifying appropriate goals for intervention and discusses strategies for building communicative competence with individuals who use AAC.
AB - Communicative competence allows individuals to attain their communication goals and to realize the very essence of their humanity. Hence, the development of communicative competence has been identified as the central goal of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention. This lecture explores the nature of communicative competence for individuals who use AAC. It considers issues in identifying appropriate goals for intervention and discusses strategies for building communicative competence with individuals who use AAC.
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U2 - 10.1080/07434619712331277848
DO - 10.1080/07434619712331277848
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031162144
SN - 0743-4618
VL - 13
SP - 61
EP - 70
JO - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
JF - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
IS - 2
ER -