1.
Communicative
Language
Teaching
Taken from Larsen Freeman chapter 9

2.
Problem: communication outside
the classroom
● More than mastering the linguistic structures
was necessary.
● It is also necessary to perform certain
functions.
● Communicative competence is the aim of
language teaching.

3.
Principles
● Authentic language should be introduced.
● Being able to figure out the speaker's or writer's intentions is part of being
communicatively competent.
● Work at the suprasentencial level.
● Opportunities to share opinions.+
● Errors are tolerated.
● Cooperative relations among students.
● Social context is essential
● Teacher acts as a facilitator.
● The grammar and vocabulary the students learn follow from the function,
situational context and the role of the interlocutors.
● Students are coached on strategies.

4.
Techniques and Materials
● Authentic materials.
● Scrambled sentences.
● Language games.
● Picture strip story.
● Role play.
● Questions
● Debate

5.
Techniques and Materials
● Picture analysis.
● Movie analysis.
● Song lyrics.
● ICT-based projects: working with blogs,
wikis, online platforms: voicethread, glogster,
edmodo, educreations, among others.