Competency Based Approach
Competency Based Approach
Teaching (CBLT)
Isam Mrah
FLSHO
• CBLT emerged in the 1970s (-present) as a crash
course method to give learners the essentials first.
• The pillars of this method include:
• Active learning
• Real-world application
• Long-term retention
• Competency-based assessment
Competency-based language Teaching (CBLT)
is an application of the principles of CBE to
language teaching. It “seeks to teach students the
basic skills they need in order to prepare them for
situations they commonly encounter in everyday
life” (Richards, 2006, p. 41).
• Most recent realization of the competency perspective is
found in the “standards” movement, which has
dominated education discussions since the 1990s.
• The current educational system is shifting from a
content-based model towards a competence approach,
in which practical application of knowledge to real life
situations is the ultimate aim
• Unlike the other language teaching approaches
and methods that focus on the (language)
learning input, this approach focuses on
the outcomes or outputs of learning.
competencies
Types of learning and teaching activities
• From the above example, CBA requires that the teacher be able to break
down competencies into their constituent skills, and teach students only those
skills they need in order to master the various competencies.