Forming Linguistic Competencies by Developing High-Order Thinking Skills

The ultimate goal of the competency-based approach in teaching English as a second language is the well-established language competences. They are defined through the formation of various linguistic skills. These competencies at a high level are developed with the help of such cognitive skills as analysis, evaluation and synthesis. The development of the linguistic skills is described in the CEFR and is tested by various proficiency tests.