Communicative competence-the goal of

language teaching
MT can be used if necessary, but L2 should
be used for communication as much as
possible
Using authentic materials/ authentic
language- language used in a real context
Meaningful tasks, games involving real
communication from the beginning, e.g. role
plays, information gap
 Fluency more important than accuracy; errors
tolerated if they dont interfere with
communication.
Teacher/learner roles: T = organiser /
monitor; S-S interaction