Communicative
Language Teaching
(CLT)
By Zainab Aidroos
EDU507
What are the goals of teachers
?who use CLT
To communicate in the target language •
. in authentic situations •
:To achieve this goal , students need to know
Linguistic forms-1
Meanings-2
Functions-3
?What is the role of the teacher
A facilitator :facilitates communication in the
classroom
and establishes situations likely to promote
.communication
An advisor in the activities ,answering
students’ questions and monitoring their
.performance
A co-communicator, engaging in the activities
.with the students
?What is the role of students
Communicators : they are actively engaged •
.1-In negotiating meaning
In trying to make themselves understood -2 •
and
In understanding others-3 •
More responsible managers of their own •
.learning
What are some characteristics of
?the teaching / learning process
Students use the language a great deal -1 •
through communicative activities such as
games , role plays, and problem-solving
.tasks
.The use of authentic materials -2 •
Activities are carried out by students in -3 •
. small groups
The features of communicative
activities
Information gap: one person knows-1 •
.something , the other one does not
Choice: the speaker has a choice of what to -2
say and how to say it. Think about the chain
?drill
Feedback: the purpose is achieved based -3
upon the information that is received from the
?listener. Think about the transformation drill
What is the nature of student-
teacher interaction/student-
?student interaction
Students interact a great deal with one •
another, in pairs, triads, small groups and
.whole group
mostly student- student interaction
How are the feelings of the
? students dealt with
Students will be more motivated to study a •
foreign language since they will feel they
are learning to do something useful with the
.language
They are given an opportunity to express •
their individuality by having them share
.their ideas and opinions on a regular basis
How is the language viewed? How is
?the culture viewed
Language is for communication* •
Communicative competence consists of* •
Linguistic competence-1 •
Knowledge of functions-2 •
Students have to know forms, meanings, functions , the •
social situation and the role of the interlocutor in order
.to convey the intended meaning appropriately
: Culture •
It is everyday lifestyle of people who use the language •
Certain aspects of it that are important to •
.communication:the use of nonverbal behavior
What areas of language are emphasized?
?What language skills are emphasized
Language functions might be * •
.emphasized over forms
Students work with language at the * •
suprasentential or discourse level. They
.learn about cohesion and coherence
Students work with all four skills from * •
the beginning: oral communication, reading
. the article, listening , writing
What is the role of the students’
native language
sensible and careful use of students’ * •
.native language is permitted in CLT
The target language should be used not *
only during communicative activities, but
also for explaining the activities to the
.students or in assigning homework
How is evaluation
?accomplished
The teacher evaluates not only the students’ •
.accuracy, but also their fluency
Use an integrative test which has a real •
.communicative function
To assess students’ writing skill, a teacher •
.might ask them to write a letter to a friend
How does the teacher respond to
?student errors
Errors of form are tolerated during fluency •
–based activities & are seen as a natural
outcome of the development of
.communication skills
The techniques
Authentic materials •
.e.x:a recent newspaper article •
assign the homework to listen to a live radio •
.or television broadcast
, Realia , menus** •
.timetables •
Scrambled sentences
Students are asked to unscramble the- •
sentences so that the sentences are stored to
their original order, learning coherence and
.cohesive •
To unscramble the lines of a mixed-up- •
.dialogue
To put pictures of a picture strip story in order - •
.and write lines to accompany the pictures
Language games
.Games are used frequently in CLT •
Pictures strip story
Prediction of the next pictures •
An example of using a problem solving task •
.as a communicative technique
Role play
It gives students an opportunity to practice •
communicating in different social contexts
.and in different social roles