CLT/CLL

Arianny Rodríguez

Universidad Pedagógica Experimental LibertadorInstituto Pedagógico de Caracas

Departamento de Idiomas ModernosPrograma Inglés

Cátedra de LingüísticaDidáctica del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera

Caracas Marzo 2014

Communicative ApproachIt is based on the idea that

learning language successfully comes through having to

communicate real meaning. When learners are involved in

real communication, their natural strategies for language

acquisition will be used, and this will allow them to learn to

use the language.

Goal: To make use of language in real-life situations

Background

•Grammatical Competence.•Traditional approaches. Late 1960sHymes

•Communicative competence.

1970s to 1990sChomsky

•Current communicative language teaching. 1990s to the

presentHalliday

Principles•The use of realia.

•Focused on functional and communicative competence.

•The use of real life situation that necessitate communication.

•Communication is

elicited by needs, partners and information gaps.

•Give priority to fluency over accuracy.

BASIC PRINCIPLES

Communicative Language TeachingCLT

Comunicative Language LearningCLL

•Emphasis on communication and meaning rather than accuracy.•Emphasis is put on the “appropriacy” of language. •Communicative competence is the desired goal. i.e. being able to survive, converse and be understood in the language. •Authentic listening and reading texts are used to feature the target language•Use of songs and games are encouraged and provide a natural environment to promote language and enhance correct pronunciation•Feedback and correction is usually given by the teacher after tasks have been completed, rather than at the point of error, thus interrupting the flow.

•Learners are often more motivated with this approach as they have an interesting what is being communicated, as the lesson is topic or theme based. •Learners are encouraged to speak and communicate from day one, rather than just barking out repetitive phrases•Learners practice the target language a number of times, slowly building on accuracy•Language is created by the individual, often through trial and error •Learners interact with each other in pairs or groups, to encourage a flow of language and maximize the percentage of talking time, rather than just teacher to student and vice versa

Role of the Teacher

•Facilitator •Guide•Not an all-knowing bestower of knowledge.

Role of the Student

Producer Receiver

•The student is thought to construct meaning through genuine linguistic interaction with others.

Some activities…Classroom activities used in communicative language teaching include the following:Classroom activities used in communicative language teaching include the

following:

Role Plays

Surveys

Games

Language Exchanges

Pair-Work

Interviews

Information gaping

Thanks!

ReferencesRichards, Jack and Rodgers, Theodore (2001)

Approaches & Methods In Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press.

Braun, Estela (2009) online resource: http://www.slideshare.net/lilianamonserrat/the-natural-approach