WorksheetsCOMMUNICATION LANGUAGE TEACHING
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When did Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) begin to emerge?
Late 1950s – early 1960s
Late 1960s – early 1970s
Late 1970s – early 1980s
Late 1980s – early 1990s
What is the goal of CLT?
Learning outcomes of the course
The ability to speak and write
Communicative competence
Knowledge of forms and meaning
CLT views language as:
A system for expressing functional meaning
A system of phonology, grammar, lexis
A tool of building social networks
A means of achieving social needs
Which one is NOT the advantages of CLT?
Students will be more motivated by learning to communicate.
There’s an interactive relationship between the students and the teacher.
It’s great for the intermediate and advanced learner, but for beginners some controlled practice is needed
Students will learn to communicative effectively.
The communicative approach is based on
The idea that learning leads to successful acquisition.
The idea that learning language successfully comes through having to communicate real meaning.
The idea that learners should acquire native-like pronunciation.
The focus on communication rather than structure.
In CLT, learning results from
Translation of grammatical rules
Collaborative negotiation of meaning
Continuous practice of language use
Mechanical practice of forms
These are the principles of CLT, EXCEPT
A strong focus on accuracy over fluency
Development of communicative competence
Learner-centered attitude
Meaningful communication
These are the teachers’ roles in CLT, EXCEPT
Group process manager
Facilitator
Main communicator
Needs analyst
These are the students’ roles in CLT, EXCEPT
Students should contribute as much as they gain in the classroom.
Students are expected to interact primarily with each other rather than with the teacher.
Students are communicators who actively engage in their classes.
Students are not interdependent individuals in the class, but rather independent participants.
One of CLT characteristics is that
It is focused on correct sentence structures.
It doesn't allow interactions and communications.
The structure of language reflects its functional and communicative uses.
It makes the students to be grammatically correct in the target language.
In CLT, which one is NOT correct?
Students should learn to answer automatically without stopping to think
Authentic language should be used
Target language is the vehicle for classroom communication not just object of study
The teacher is the facilitator in setting up communicative activities
True or False:
Grammatical competence is the goal of CLT
True
False
True or False:
In CLT, language learning results from the interaction between the learner and users of the language
True
False
True or False:
Learning is a process of creative construction without trials and errors
True
False
These are classified as communicative drills in CLT, EXCEPT:
Practical situations
Opinion sharing activities
Information Gathering activities
Guessing Games
