Language competence and performance

Answer 1

First on the word çompetence'. This word means ability to do something, or knowledge about something, to a certain required or acceptable standard. Second, the word 'performance'. This word means actually doing something, i.e. using one's ability or knowledge to do something. Therefore, language competence means the ability or knowledge to do something by using language. We use language to do the following things: to speak, to write, and to read what other have written or to listen to others when they are speaking. When we do so, we do it to a certain standard: we perform; we show concretely and pracically that we are able to use the ability or knowledge of language. If the standard of doing something is below expectation according to certain requirements or conditions, than our language performance is regarded as low or below standard.

Answer 2

Language competence refers to the underlying knowledge and understanding of a language, including grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Language performance, on the other hand, is the actual use of language in real-life situations, which may be affected by various factors such as context, audience, and fluency. Competence is more about what a person knows about a language, while performance is about how they use that knowledge in practice.