Communicative Language Teaching Approach 1960’s
New trendS IN THE PAST: (Audio-linguistic – Situational Language Teaching) Focus on Grammatical competence. IN THE PRESENT: (CLT) Focus on communicative competence.
WHAT FEATURES HAS A LANGUAGE? Not just grammar! BUT: social, cultural, and Pragmatic characteristics
CLT is a set of principles 1. Goals of language teaching 2.How students learn 3.Kind of classroom activities that facilitate learning 4.Role of teacher and student.
CLT IS WHAT WORKS NOW! Effective language teaching: Communicative Language Teaching.