Using the text for this course, the University Library, the Internet, and/or other resources complete the following chart. In the chart, decide whether the following situations are examples of competence or performance. Each situation must be one or the other; you cannot choose both. In the appropriate column, explain why you think the situation shows competence or performance.
Situation |
Competence |
Performance |
A five-year-old child hears conversations among adults and understands words like debatable and discussion.But, she can’t pronounce the words correctly. |
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An English teacher visits her elderly grandfather. In conversations with him, she uses words like ain’t and phrases like fixin’ to. |
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A 10-year-old child pronounces the word specific as “pacific.” |
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In talking about his dad, a 15-year-old boy calls his father a “smuck in the tid” when he meant to say “stick in the mud.” |
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A high school student can explain what a comma splice is but still writes sentences that contain comma splices. |
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