COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING

v C L T is an approach to the teaching of second and foreign language that emphasize interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of learning language. It is also referred to as “communicative approach to the teaching of foreign language” or simply the “communicative approach”

v THEORY OF LANGUAGE by HALLIDAY

Ø   The instrumental function

Ø   The regulatory function

Ø   The interactional function

Ø   The personal function

Ø   The heuristic function

Ø   The imaginative function

Ø   The representational function

v  THEORY OF LEARNING:

Ø   Communication principle

Ø   Task Principle

Ø   Meaningfulness Principle

v  OBJECTIVES  BY PIEPHO

-                An integrative and context level

-                A linguistic and instrumental level

-                An affective level of interpersonal relationships and conduct

-                A level of individual learning needs

-                A general educational level of extra-linguistic goals

v  TYPES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES

§  Provide that such exersice enable learners to attain the     communicative objectives of the curriculum

§  Engage learner in communication

v  TYPES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Ø  LEARNER ROLE

-          The emphasis in communicative language teaching

Ø  TEACHER ROLES

The teacher has two main roles :

-          The communication process between all participants in the classroom

-          Act as an independent participant within the learning teaching group

v  PRINCIPLES OF CLT

-          Being able to figure out the speaker’s or writer’s The target language is a vehicle for classroom communication, not just the object of study

-          Students should be given an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions

-          Errors are tolerated and seen as a natural outcome of the development of communication skills

-          One of the teacher’s major responsibilities is to establish situations

-          Communicative interactions