3. five features of Communicative Language Teaching:
1. an emphasis on learning to communicate through interaction in the
target language,
2. the introduction of authentic texts into the learning situation,
3. the provision of opportunities for learners to focus, not only on
language but also on the learning management process,
4. an enhancement of the learner's own personal experiences as
important contributing elements to classroom learning
5. an attempt to link classroom language learning with language activities
outside the classroom.
According to David Nunans (1991 )
5. Principles of Communicative
language Learning
Goals of teachers who use Communicative
Language Teaching (CLT):
The goal is to enable students to communicate in the
target language. To do this students need knowledge of
the linguistic forms, meanings, and functions. They need to
know that many different forms can be used to perform a
function and also that a single form call often serve a
variety of functions.
6. Role of the participants:
The Role of Learner
Students actively engaged in negotiating meaning
in trying to make themselves understood and in
understanding others even when their knowledge
of the target language is incomplete.
The Role of Teacher
To facilitate the communication process
between all participants in the classroom, and
between these participants and the various
activities and texts
9. Conclusion
Communicative Language Teaching is an approach to
language teaching that emphasizes interaction as
both the means and the ultimate goal of study.
Communicative Language Teaching to show that
teachers are very interested in the needs and desires
of their learners, as well as the connection between
the language as it is taught in their class and as it
used outside the classroom.