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The objective is supposed to be applicable to any teaching situation. Approach assums that
language teaching will reflect the particular needs of the target learners. These target maybe
in the domain of reading, writing, speaking, listening. Objective instructional or curriculum
fo a particular course would reflect specificaspects of communicative competence according
to the learners proficiency level and communicative needs.
A syllabus is your guide to a course and what will be expected of you in the course.
Generally it will include course policies, rules and regulations, required texts, and a schedule
of assignments. A syllabus can tell you nearly everything you need to know about how a
course will be run and what will be expected of you.
The range of exercise types and activities compatible with a communicative approach is
unlimited. Exercises enable learners to attain communicative objectives of the curriculum,
engage learners in communication, require the use of communicative processes like
information sharing, negotiation of meaning, and interaction. Classroom activities are often
designed to focus on completing tasks that are mediated through language or involve
negotiation of information and information sharing.
The learner is a negotiator (between himself, the learning process, and the object of learning).
The implication is that the learner should contribute as much as he gains, and learn in an
interdependent way. Learners are expected to interact primarily with each other rather than
with the teacher. Learners give and receive information.