Jan 04, 2016
• Communication
• Lack of communication
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
Outline
• Introduction
• Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
• Benefits of Using CLT
• In-class activity to improve language skills
What is Communicative Language Teaching…? ( CLT)
• The most recognized approach of language teaching.
• It belongs to the post - method era of language.
• Direct of the Grammar Translation Method
Definition of CLT
“ An approach to foreign or second language which emphasis that the goal of language learning is communicative competence”.
Longman dictionary of language teaching and Applied linguistics
Benefits of using CLT
• Focusing on communicative competence
It increases all the components of communicative competence
• Grammatical
• Functional
• Discourse
• Sociolinguistic
• Strategic
Increase motivation
• CLT provides the students with authentic and meaningful interaction
This increases their motivation and attitude to learn the target language…
Fluency and Accuracy
• CLT gives equal importance to both the spoken language and the accuracy of the production.
In CLT “Fluency” sometimes is more important
Real- life contexts
• Students have to produce and receive language in different real-life contexts.
• CLT provides them with skills they really need in their real life
Students’ Sense of Autonomy
• In this student-centered class the focus is on the interests of the students.
• Students will have the opportunity to learn about their learning styles.
Resource book
In-Class Activity
• Tell your students that you are going to tell them a very simple story about your country
Brainstorming ( warm-up )
Ask them to write the first word that comes to their minds
• Ask each student to read aloud his/her words
• Each student has to share his/her words with another student
• Read the story twice to your students.
• Use paper cards in which you already wrote the simple sentences of the story
• Divide the cards into two equal numbers.
• Divide your students into two groups.
• Ask each group to choose an Arabic name or logo for their group.
• Divide the blackboard into two parts.
• Ask one of each group to write the name of his/her group.
• Each group have to read the whole cards they have well. They have to help each other.
• Ask one of the groups to start the activity by selecting one from the other group to dictate him/her on the board.
• The one who dictates has to repeat the words as many times as the other student needs to write the words correctly.
• Students of the same group can help the one who is dictated if needed..
• The teacher draws stars on the board after the dictation for each correct word.
• Then the other group turn comes as they have to choose one from the other group.
• They keep going till the story…
• The teacher collects the points for each group to see which group is the winner…
This activity integrates : Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
Engaging students in an activity will increase their motivation…and therefore their learning…
Thanks!…
Reham Othman
Egypt