Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Question 1

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Speech Acts

______ in which ______ ______ to ______ , such as ______, ______, ______, ______, ______ ______ etc.

Answer 1

Ways in which use language to get something done, such as promising, requesting, commanding, firing, declaring innocent etc.

Speaking is when you are doing things

Question 2

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Functions and Notions

• Functions are basically ______ ______ ______ we use ______ for, such as ______ , ______ , ______ , ______ etc.
• Notions are ______ that ______ ______ of ______ , such as ______ or ______ or ______

Answer 2

• Functions are basically speech acts things we use language for, such as asking, commanding, promising, apologizing etc.
• Notions are ideas that organize clusters of language, such as “space” or “shopping” or “number”.

Question 3

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Communicative Language Teaching

An ______ to ______ ______ that places the ______ of ______ ______ as its ______ ______ and is ______ by ______ use of ______ ______ _____ and the attempt to foster “_____” ______ ______ in the ______.

Answer 3

Communicative Language Teaching
An approach to language teaching that places the achievement of communicative competence as its central goal and is characterized by extensive use of information gap activities and the attempt to foster “authentic” language use in the classroom.

Question 4

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Negotiation of meaning

______ more ______ engaging in ______ in ______ to ______ what the ______ is ______ ______ ______.

Answer 4

Two more more speakers engaging in dialogue in order to clarify what the speaker is trying to say.

Question 5

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

What is Communicative Competence?

1. ______ ______ : ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______? ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______?
2. ______ ______
   * ______ ______: ______ ______ ______
   * ______ ______ : ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
3. ______ ______
   * ______ ______: ______ _____
   *_______ ______ ______ ______
4. ______ ______: ______ __

Answer 5

1. Psychomotor skills: Can I produce the sounds of the language accurately? Can I write the language legibly?
2. Organization Competence
   * Grammatical Competence: Can I put words in sentences
   * Discourse Competence: Can I connect sentences into coherent speech or writing?
3. Pragmatic Comptence
   * Sociolingusitic Competence: Can I speak in ways that are apprioporiate within the social context
   * Functional Competence: Can I use the language effectively to get things done in the social context?
4. Strategic Competence: Do I have effective strategies for dealing with commnication breakdowns and for getting my meaning across in varied ways?

Think POPS

Question 6

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Information Gap

Term used to ______ an ______ in which ______ ______ involved only has ______ of the ______ needed to ______ the ______, and ______ ______ ______ to ______ the ______ ______.

Answer 6

Term used to describe an activity in which each student involved only has part of the information needed to complete the activity, and must use language to obtain the missing information.

Question 7

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Whole language

Whole language approaches turn ______ from the tendency (e.g. in behaviorism) to ______ ______ ______ into ______ ______ and ______ them ______ ______ ______ ______, and ______ instead ______ ______ with ______ of ______ ______ that may contain ______ ______ and ______ ______. ______ ______ ______ is an example of a whole language approach.

Answer 7

Whole language approaches turn away from the tendency (e.g. in behaviorism) to break language down into small fragments and teach them one at a time, and favors instead presenting learners with chunks of real language that may contain various vocabulary and grammatical structures. Communicative Language Teaching is an example of a whole language approach.

Question 8

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Authentic language

______ ______ tend to value ______“language use, by which they usually mean ______ the use of ______ is a way that is ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ OR the ______ of ______ in a way that ______ ______ ______ ______. What ______ are trying to get away from is ______ ______ ______ ______ that are just used to ______ ______ but ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ of ______.

Answer 8

Communicative approaches tend to value “authentic” language use, by which they usually mean EITHER the use of language is a way that is true to how it is used in the target culture OR the use of language in a way that feels authentic to students. What both are trying to get away from is artificial samples of language that are just used to display structures but do not represent any actual act of communication.

Question 9

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Automaticity

______ ______ ______

Answer 9

Communicate without help

Question 10

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Transfer

The ______ of the ______ ______ ______ the ______ ______

Answer 10

Transfer

The knowledge of the 1st language onto the 2nd langauge

Question 11

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Beliefs of Communicative Approach

*Language is ______ ______, ______ ______ ______ ______
*Acquisition is ______ by ______ ______ and the ______ to get ______ ______
*Language learning ______ ______ ______

Answer 11

*Language is primarily functional; grammar supports communicative functions
*Acquisition is activated by social interaction and the struggle to get meaning across
*Language learning supports pragmatic goals

Question 12

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

What are the Goals of Communicative Approach?

*_____ _____ ( ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
*_____ (_____ in the classrooms ______ ______ ______ ______ and is ______ from ______ ______ ______ , not made up to ______ ______ ______ )

Answer 12

*Communicative competence (being able to get one’s message across effectively)
*Authenticity (language in the classrooms reflects real world uses and is drawn from real world sources, not made up to illustrate learning points)

Question 13

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

What are the techniques for Communicative Approach?

*Works with ______ ______ rather than ______ ______ ______ into ______ ______
* ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ - learners in ______or ______ ______ have ______of the i ______ ______, ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______, and ______ ______ the task by ______
* ______ and ______ ______

Answer 13

*Works with whole language rather than breaking language down into structural fragments
*Information gap activities are central - learners in pairs or groups each have part of the information needed, may not see each other’s sources, and must complete the task by communicating
*Cooperative and collaborative learning

Communicative Approach: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)