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Definition
an approach to foreign or second language teaching which emphasizes that the goal
Inventor:
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This method is based partly in the theories of British functional linguists such as:
Firth, Halliday, and the American sociolinguistics Hymes, Gumperz and Lavob.
Country of Origin: Great Britain
U.S.A
Task-based materials
These 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.
Realia
This includes such things as magazines, newspapers, fruit and vegetables, axes, maps
things from the real world outside the classroom.
They can be used in many activities.
For example, fruit and vegetables could be used in a shopping activity.
Advantages
Students will be more motivated by learning to communicate.
Students will learn to communicate effectively.
Wider considerations of what is appropriate and what is accurate
Wider range of language
Realistic and motivating language practice
Drawing on learners knowledge and experience
Disadvatages
No grammar rules are presented.
Unclear about how rules of use can be taught
Difficult to tailor syllabus to students needs
Fossilization of learners errors
Students Errors
Errors of form are tolerated during fluency-based activities and are seen as a natural
outcome of the development of communication skills.
The teacher may note the errors during fluency activities and return to them later
with an accuracy-based activity.
What does the communicative approach mean in practical terms?
We should now understand that the teacher's job is to get their students to communicate
using real language by providing them with instruction, practice, and above all
opportunities to produce English in activities which encourage acquisition and fluency.
Conclusion:
CLT should be fun for both teacher and students.
Enabling students to communicate successfully is also very rewarding