Hymes针对Chomsky的语言能力学说提出了交际能力学说,并由此产生了交际语言教学途径。交际能力观认为,语言学习者拥有交际能力就是同时拥有语言知识和实际使用语言的能力,于是交际能力的培养就成为各级外语教学的共同目标。本文作者探讨了交际语言教学理论的产生、发展及其带来的影响。 Hymes proposed communicative competence theory to Chomsky’s linguistic competence theory, which resulted in communicative language teaching. Communicative competence view, language learners have the ability to communicate is both language knowledge and the actual use of language ability, so the cultivation of communicative competence has become the common goal of foreign language teaching at all levels. The author explores the emergence, development and impact of communicative language teaching theory.