Chapter 8: CLTM

True or False? The linguist, Dell Hymes, believed that the purposes of language use determine our choices of language structure/grammar.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of communicative competence?

• Grammatical or linguistic

• Strategic

• Discourse

• Psycholinguistic

Answer explanation

Sociolinguistic-the ability to say what is appropriate in certain social situations, influenced by mastery of cultural rules, norms and beliefs

The ____________ principle means that when learners are involved in activities in which language is used in meaningful tasks, learning is promoted.

• communication

• meaningful

• physical

• task

Agree or disagree? The CLTM is teacher-centred, unmotivating, and uncontextualised.

• Agree

• Disagree

True or false? The CLTM does not recognise the role of learners' first language (L1).

• True

• False