Presented by Souha Aranout Facilitator: Teaching English As a Second Language

What is Communicative Language Teaching Strategy?

The Communicative approach emphasizes the ability to communicate the message in terms of its meaning, instead of concentrating exclusively on grammatical perfection or phonetics.

Goal of Communicative Approach

Communicative Language Teaching is a natural follow-on from the reaction during the 70s against previous methods which over-focused on teaching grammatical structures and template sentences, and which gave little or no importance to how language is actually used practically

 History of Communicative Approach

1) Focus on meaning. 2) Communicative competence is the desired goal. 3) Learner-centered. 4) Fluency is the primary goal. 5) Students are expected to interact with other people,

either in oral practice. 6) Dialogues, if used, center around communicative

functions. 7) Intrinsic motivation will spring from an interest in

what is being communicated by the language. 8) Task-based.

 Features and Principles of Strategy

Communication in the classroom is achieved by creating real-life situations. Task-based activities are developed to ensure that communication takes place between the learners.

Intended Learning Goals

Understanding occurs through active student interaction.

Teaching occurs by using authentic English texts. Students not only learn the second language but they

also learn strategies for understanding Importance is given to learners’ personal

experiences and situations, which are considered as an invaluable contribution to the content of the lessons

Using the new language in unrehearsed contexts creates learning opportunities outside the classroom

Characteristics

To facilitate or guide the communication process in the classroom

To act as an independent participant within the learning- teaching group

Teacher’s Role

The role of the learner is very different from the one found in traditional classrooms

The learner is not only a passive listener but an active participant in the classroom

Learner’s Role

Input

Reading

Listening

Output

Speaking

Writing

Main Four Communicative Skills

Real Life Activities

Role Play

Social Games

Information Gaps

Simulation

Learning By Doing Materials

Authentic Material Authentic Books

Text-based materialsThese include game

boards, role-play cards, materials for drilling, pair work tasks, etc. They might be used to support real life tasks such as role playing booking into a hotel, or a job interview.

Task-based materialspractice exercises, reading

passages, gap fills, recordings, etc. can be found in almost any course book as well as in books containing supplementary materials. They form an essential part of most lessons.

ConclusionCommunicative Language Teaching Approach is very....

FunRewarding

Motivating to all learners

Because in communicative classroom the learners are happy and never, comfortable and never shy to participate!

Related links and sourcesVideos:

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guide. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, Inc.2. Brown, H. D. (2000). Principles of language learning and teaching (4th ed.).

White Plains, New York: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.3. www.ijhssi.org Volume 2 Issue 5 ǁ May. 2013ǁ PP.24-29

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communicative-approach.shtml 3. http://www.hablayapanama.com/methodology/communicative/

4. http://languageinstinct.blogspot.ca/2006/09/what-is-clt-language-competencies.html