Communicative Language Teaching

Which of the following is the primary principle of CLT?

• To use authentic materials to teach speaking and listening.

• • Learning and it’s outcome is focused on usage.

• Primary emphasis is on form rather than meaning.

• To facilitate meaningful communication and interactions.

Which of the following are not features of a CLT classroom?

• • Prioritization of real-world communication.

• • Memorization and repetition.

• • Learner-centric with several interactional patterns.

• • Contextualized tasks.

• • Linguistic competence.

1. What are the teacher and learner roles in CLT?

• The teacher is a facilitator and the learner refers to their instruction.

• • The teacher is a facilitator and the learner is an active participant.

• The teacher dictates the lesson and the learner's role is minimal.

• Focus is on the material and not on the learner.

Target language is not the vehicle for classroom communication and is just the object.

• True

• False

1. In the demonstration, what was the primary interactional pattern?

• • Varied, with focus on certain individuals.

• • Varied, with equal participation.

• One on one interaction.

• • All of the above.

Which of the following are features of a CLT classroom?

• Emphasis on memorization and rote learning.

• Grammar is taught deductively.

• • Promotes real-life communication amongst students.

• • Strong emphasis on activities like chain drills etc.

• • Focuses on individual learning without interaction.

In the demonstration, which principle does scrambled sentences follow?

• • Students need to work at a suprasentential level.

• • It enhances learner autonomy.

• Native language is used judiciously.

• • Learner needs to use language forms correctly.

For the next 3 questions, imagine you are a teacher in a language classroom who is using the CLT method. Answer the questions based on your response as the teacher. Are you ready?

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When the class has been put in groups, and one group is over-relying on one person to do the work, which of the following would you do?

• Offer specific and positive suggestions.

• Encourage the students to act out the appropriate behaviour in a role play.

• • Say nothing to keep the positive atmosphere.

• • Call out the student to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

When a student is struggling to communicate something without their mother tongue?

• • Punish the student for not using the target language.

• Prompt them in the mother tongue.

• • Use technology to communicate.

• • Give up and leave the classroom.