Investigating EFL Learners’ Communicative Competence:A Comparative Study of Algerian Baccalaureate Foreign Languages Stream and CEFR Intermediate Level

Abstract

English language,like any other language, tends to fulfill communication between people. Therefore, Communicative Competence is crucial for effective communication. This study compares and investigates analytically the Communicat. This study compares and investigates analytically the Communicative competence in the Algerian secondary schools (ASS) 3rd year,and the CEFR intermediate level. We adopted the qualitative approach, in which structured interviews were conducted with 10 students and 10 teachers from both parties involved in this research study. Our study shows a remarkable difference in communicative competence between the ASS 3rd year EFL learners and CEFR intermediate EFL learners. We conclude that CEFR intermediate EFL learners are more communicatively competent, compared to ASS 3rd year EFL learners, due to the divergence in curricula, approaches to language teaching, and materials. We highly recommend that future research studies on this subject matter encompass larger samples for wider generalizability of results and findings.