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CLT - Communicative Language Teaching

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is a method originated in Britain that focuses on communication. It is based on the idea that language learning involves the development of communicative competence. The teacher facilitates communication in the classroom and acts as an adviser. Students are actively engaged in trying to understand and make themselves understood to others. Activities that promote authentic communication and meaningful tasks are used.

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CLT - Communicative Language Teaching

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is a method originated in Britain that focuses on communication. It is based on the idea that language learning involves the development of communicative competence. The teacher facilitates communication in the classroom and acts as an adviser. Students are actively engaged in trying to understand and make themselves understood to others. Activities that promote authentic communication and meaningful tasks are used.

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COMMUNICATIVE

LANGUAGE TEACHING
 Inventor:
This method is based partly in the
theories of Brititish functional
linguists such as: Firth, Halliday,
and the American sociolinguistics
Hymes, Gumperz and Lavob.

 Country of Origin: Great Britain

 U.S.A
 Theory of language: language is for communication
and linguistic competence and the knowledge of forms
and their meanings are part of the communicative
competence. Another aspect of this knowledge is to
learn the use of the language.

 Theory of learning:
 Activities that involve real communication promote
learning
 Activities in which language is used for carrying out
meaningful tasks promote learning
 Language that is meaningful to the learner promotes
learning.
 Role of the teacher: the teacher
facilitates the communication in the
classroom, and he also acts like an adviser
and a guide.

 Role of the student: Ss are


communicators. They are actively engage
in trying to make themselves understood
and in understanding others.

 Useof the mother tongue: can be used.


However, whenever possible the target
language should be used.
Activities:

 Scrambled sentences

 Language Games

 Picture Strip Story

 Role Play
 Techniques:

Communicative language teaching uses almost any


activity that engages learners in authentic
communication. functional communication activities
in which communication is involved, and social
interaction activities, such as conversation and
discussion sessions, dialogues and role plays.
MATERIALS

o Language materials authentic to native


speakers of the target language. (news
paper, radio and television broadcast,
menus, weather forecast, timetables).

o For beginner students it is possible to use


realia with out a lot of language.
EVALUATION
A teacher can informally evaluate
students’ performance in his role as an
adviser or co-communicator.
 For formal evaluation an integrative test
is used which has a real communicative
function.
 In order to assess students’ writing skill, a
teacher might ask them to write a letter to
a friend.
Modes of interaction

 T-Ss, Ss-Ss, Ss-T

Students’ feelings

 Studentsare given an opportunity to


express their individuality by having
them share their ideas and opinions on a
regular basis.
AREAS OF LANGUAGE
EMPHASIZED

 Language functions might be emphasized


over forms.

 Studentswork with language at the


suprasentential or discourse level.
STUDENTS’ ERRORS

 Errorsof form are tolerated during


fluency-based activities and are seen as a
natural outcome of the development of
communication skills.

 Theteacher may note the errors during


fluency activities and return to them later
with an accuracy-based activity.
Advantages Disadvantages
 Students will be
more motivated by
learning to
communicate.  Nogrammar rules
are presented.
 Students will learn
to communicate
effectively.
REFERENCES
 Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Techniques and
Principles in Language Teaching. (second ed.).
Oxford University Press.

 http://www.englishraven.com/method_communica
tive.html

 http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/languagelearning/
waystoapproachlanguagelearning/Communicativ
eLanguageTeaching.htm

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