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The Strategies of Fostering Students’ Ability of Communication I. Introduction 1.1 Definition In modern society, communication becomes one of the important parts of people’s life, whether it is daily communication or intercultural communication. In 1966, Hymes coined the expression “communicative competence”, which includes four sectors: what is possible (grammatical), feasible, appropriate, and done. From then on, this expression has been extended and new meanings have been added to it by many linguists. The theories on communicative competence have given great insights into language teach