Communicative Language Teaching

What is Communicative Language Teaching based on?

• The idea that learning language successfully comes through having to communicate real meaning.

• The idea that learning language comes from rote memorization.

• The idea that learning comes from reading and writing literature in the mother language.

• None of the above.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Communicative Language Teaching?

• Always communicate with the Mother Language.

• Be appropriate to the situation, speaker role and setting.

• Select topics appropriate to the interest of the students in the class.

• Trial and error is essential to learning.

Which is an appropriate activity for a Communicative Language Teaching lesson?

• Solving a problem with partners

• Dialogue

• Skits

• All of the above.

What is the role of the student in Communicative Language Teaching?

• Silent observer

• There is no student role in CLT.

• Speaker and negotiator

• None of the above.

An emphasis on learning to ___ through interaction in the target language Key: communicate

Communicative Competence is the knowledge that enables a person to communicate functionally and interactively.

• True

• False

What is the teacher's main role in CLT?

• A negotiator (between himself, the learning processes, and the object of learning)

• A facilitator and monitor, rather than leading the class

• A facilitator and negotiator who leads the class

• A negotiator and a monitor of the class

Which one is not a principle of CLT?

• A. Students should learn to answer automatically without stopping to think.

• B. Authentic language should be used.

• C. The target language is a vehicle for classroom communication, not just the object of the study.

• D. The teacher is the facilitator in setting up communicative activities.

The primary function of language is to allow interaction and communication

• True

• False

The provision of opportunities for learners to focus, not only in the language, but also on the learning _ itself.