Communicative

Language
Teaching
RELLANOS, DAVE L.
INSO, ROSEMARIE
“One can master the rules of sentence
formation in a language and still not be
very successful at being able to use the
language for meaningful communication.”

- RICHARDS (2006)
Communicative language teaching
sets as its goal the teaching of
communicative competence rather
than the linguistic competence.

- RICHARDS (2006)
What is Grammatical competence?

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The It refers to
Knowledge knowledge of Focus of
of language knowledge of many
phonetics,
the
stored in a phonology,
building
grammar
person's morphology, practice
syntax, and
blocks of
mind semantics sentences books

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What is Communicative competence?

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Knowing how Knowing how to Knowing how Knowing how to

to use vary our use of to produce maintain
language communication
language for and
according to the despite having
a variety of setting understand limitations in
functions and and the different one’s language
purposes participants types of texts knowledge

R I C H A R D S , J . ( 2 0 0 6 ) . C O M M U N I C AT I V E L A N G U A G E T E A C H I N G TO D AY. R E T R I E V E D F R O M :
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 Components of Communicative
Competence

Socio-
Linguistic Discourse Strategic Pragmatic
Linguistic

Y U F R I Z A L , H . ( 2 0 1 7 ) . T E A C H E R S A N D S T U D E N T S ’ P E R C E P T I O N S O F C O M M U N I C AT I V E
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 What is Communicative Language
Teaching?
It has been noticed that the goal of the most of the
1
methods is to make the students able to communicate in
the target language.

CLT is an approach to teach foreign or second language which

2 emphasizes on communicative competence. It also emphasizes on
interaction as a means to teach language.

D E S A I , A . ( 2 0 1 5 ) . C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S A N D P R I N C I P L E S O F C O M M U N I C AT I V E L A N G U A G E
TEACHING. RETRIEVED FROM:
H T T P S : / / R A I J M R O N L I N E R E S E A R C H . F I L E S . W O R D P R E S S . C O M / 2 0 1 7 / 0 8 / 1 0 _ 4 8 - 5 0 - A N K I TA B E N - A -
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 Characteristics of Communicative
Language Teaching?
It aims to make learners to attain communicative
1
competence so the learners can use language
accurately and appropriately

2 The major focus while using CLT approach is on the learners. The
teacher is just the facilitator.

D E S A I , A . ( 2 0 1 5 ) . C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S A N D P R I N C I P L E S O F C O M M U N I C AT I V E L A N G U A G E
TEACHING. RETRIEVED FROM:
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 Characteristics of Communicative
Language Teaching?
The syllabus emphasizes the functional use of language. The
3 syllabus is relying on the authentic materials. The tasks which are
assigned to the learners have purposes and meanings.

Communicative activities allow students to meet curriculum

4 objectives, involve them in communication, and require
information exchange, meaning negotiation, and engagement.

D E S A I , A . ( 2 0 1 5 ) . C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S A N D P R I N C I P L E S O F C O M M U N I C AT I V E L A N G U A G E
TEACHING. RETRIEVED FROM:
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 Role of the Teacher

5 The teachers are just facilitators who facilitate the learning

process.

6 The teachers do not interrupt during learning process to correct

the errors of the learners.

D E S A I , A . ( 2 0 1 5 ) . C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S A N D P R I N C I P L E S O F C O M M U N I C AT I V E L A N G U A G E
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 Role of the Students

7 This is a learner-centered approach in which the learners are

given importance.

8 The major focus in CLT approach is on communication process

rather than mastering linguistics structure.

D E S A I , A . ( 2 0 1 5 ) . C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S A N D P R I N C I P L E S O F C O M M U N I C AT I V E L A N G U A G E
TEACHING. RETRIEVED FROM:
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 Role of the Instructional Materials

In utilizing of a student-centered instructional materials the

7 classroom learners will be able to learn the concept of
communicative competence.

Having an authentic instructional material, learners of a language

8 are expected to possess the ability to understand a foreign
language for purposes of effective communication.

D E S A I , A . ( 2 0 1 5 ) . C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S A N D P R I N C I P L E S O F C O M M U N I C AT I V E L A N G U A G E
TEACHING. RETRIEVED FROM:
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 Role of Assessments

The results of the assessments and the feedback that teachers

9 provide are related to students learning, it is important to give
appropriate feedback when assessing.

10 Communicative assessment – is a method of determining your

student’s overall proficiencies in English.

D E S A I , A . ( 2 0 1 5 ) . C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S A N D P R I N C I P L E S O F C O M M U N I C AT I V E L A N G U A G E
TEACHING. RETRIEVED FROM:
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