Cognitive foundations of the formation of communicative competencies in the theory of dialogue

Zhibek Issayeva; Karlygash Khamzina; Nazerke Karimbay; Gulmira Khassenova; Laila Kuleimenova

doi:10.1515/lpp-2024-0003

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Cognitive foundations of the formation of communicative competencies in the theory of dialogue

Zhibek Issayeva
Zhibek Issayeva is a PhD in Philology, Expert at the Department of Applied Research and Developments of The National Center for Research and Evaluation of Education, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. Her research interests are cognitive foundations of communicative competencies, frame structures in dialogical communication, and cognitive linguistics.
, Karlygash Khamzina
Karlygash Khamzina is a PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Department of the Kazakh Language and Culture of Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan. Her research interests revolve around cognitive-communicative interaction in dialogue, development of intercultural communicative competence, and cognitive semantics and pragmatics in dialogical contexts.
, Nazerke Karimbay
Nazerke Karimbay is a Doctoral Student at the Department of Foreign Philology of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. The researcher is interested in cognitive processes in foreign language learning and communication, frame manipulations strategies, and non-verbal aspects of cognitive-communicative interaction.
, Gulmira Khassenova
Gulmira Khassenova is a Doctoral Student at the Department of Kazakh Language and Literature of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. She is interested in the impact of cognitive mechanisms on communicative strategies, application of cognitive linguistics to dialogue theory, and cross-cultural differences in cognitive-communicative processes.
and Laila Kuleimenova
Laila Kuleimenova is a Senior Lecturer at the at the Department of the Kazakh Language and Culture of Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan. Her research interests are developing communicative competencies through dialogical learning, cognitive aspects of intentionality and communicativity in speech acts, and cognitive foundations of response shifts in dialogical interaction.

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Abstract

The study of cognitive mechanisms involved in the process of developing communicative competencies, particularly from the perspective of dialogue theory, is relevant and necessary to improve communicative activity and its effectiveness. The purpose of this research is to study the cognitive-communicative interaction in the process of dialogical communication and the cognitive conditionality of the development of communicative competencies. The methods of frame, cognitive and communicative analysis, and the analytical-synthetic method were used in the study. The main frame structures of dialogic speech were considered: using one frame and similar ways of verbalization, using one frame and different ways of verbal expression, and using two frames with different thematic or semantic content. The study examined cognitive-communicative interaction in dialogic communication and the cognitive basis for developing communicative competencies. Among the important conclusions is the discovery of three primary dialogical unity frame structures. It has been found that cognitive functions affect successful communication. The study demonstrated how cognitive-communicative interaction fosters the development of communicative competencies. It was also determined that dialogue structure relates to response shifts represented as interrelated frames. The study concludes that future research should focus on studying cognitions in communicative contexts and improving foreign language communication.

Keywords: communication; cognition; thought processes; frame structure; semantics

Corresponding author: Zhibek Issayeva, Department of Applied Research and Developments, The National Center for Research and Evaluation of Education, 29/1 Kunayev Str., 010000 Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, E-mail: zhibekissayeva4@gmail.com

About the authors

Zhibek Issayeva

Zhibek Issayeva is a PhD in Philology, Expert at the Department of Applied Research and Developments of The National Center for Research and Evaluation of Education, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. Her research interests are cognitive foundations of communicative competencies, frame structures in dialogical communication, and cognitive linguistics.

Karlygash Khamzina

Karlygash Khamzina is a PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Department of the Kazakh Language and Culture of Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan. Her research interests revolve around cognitive-communicative interaction in dialogue, development of intercultural communicative competence, and cognitive semantics and pragmatics in dialogical contexts.

Nazerke Karimbay

Nazerke Karimbay is a Doctoral Student at the Department of Foreign Philology of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. The researcher is interested in cognitive processes in foreign language learning and communication, frame manipulations strategies, and non-verbal aspects of cognitive-communicative interaction.

Gulmira Khassenova

Gulmira Khassenova is a Doctoral Student at the Department of Kazakh Language and Literature of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. She is interested in the impact of cognitive mechanisms on communicative strategies, application of cognitive linguistics to dialogue theory, and cross-cultural differences in cognitive-communicative processes.

Laila Kuleimenova

Laila Kuleimenova is a Senior Lecturer at the at the Department of the Kazakh Language and Culture of Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan. Her research interests are developing communicative competencies through dialogical learning, cognitive aspects of intentionality and communicativity in speech acts, and cognitive foundations of response shifts in dialogical interaction.

Competing interests: The authors declares that there is no conflict of interest.
Research funding: This research has not received any specific grant from any public, commercial or not-for-profit funding body.
Data availability: The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.

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Received: 2024-01-16

Accepted: 2024-08-28

Published Online: 2024-09-11

Published in Print: 2025-05-26

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