Profesorado de Inglés- Didáctica de la Lengua Inglesa II- Prof.

Silvina Carmarán

EFL Teaching Methodology

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COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE
TEACHING
ALL the components of communicative
competence:
• Grammatical competence: vocabulary, morphology, syntax,
phonology, graphology.
• Textual Competence: discourse, cohesion, rethorical
organization.
• Illocutationary Competence: ideational, manipulative,
heuristic, imaginative functions.
• Sociolinguistic competence: sensibility to varieties, register,
naturalness, cultural refereneces, figures of speech
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Communicative Language Learning
(Listed bellow are the most current CLT related
perspectives/concepts)

Learner-centered instruction
Cooperative and collaborative learning
Interactive learning
Whole-language education
Topic/Content-based instruction
Task-based instruction
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 CLT “Umbrella Term” Main Characteristics
• Communicative competence is the desire goal
• Meaning is Paramount
• Emphasizes interaction :language learning is learning to communicate
• Authentic, functional use of language focus on “real-world” contexts.
(promoting activities which involve “real communication”)
• Fluency and accuracy ( complementary principles)
• Teacher roles: facilitator and guide; offer students appropiate feedback.
• Student roles: active participants (cooperative/colaborative work)
• Autonomy and strategic involvement: stds. are given opportunites to
focus in their own process/styles of learning,( raising awareness).

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 Realized in…

1. Developing intercultural competence

2. Critical analysis of textbooks

• Electronic Literacy
• International Exams
• The National Curriculum

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Task-based Instruction(TBLT)
(One of the most prominent perspectives
within the CLT)
Types of tasks(Rod Ellis)
•LISTING
•ORDERING AND SORTING
•COMPARING
•PROBLEM SOLVING
•SHARING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
•CREATIVE TASKS
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 Rounding up…
• Curriculum: Who writes the script? : Political decisions
• Teachers’ professional roles : agents of change
• An informed framework of reference for EFL teaching and learning:
 Principles for CLT
 Integrating the four skills
 TBL
 Intercultural competence

Critical analysis of materials

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