Language Learning Approaches in Education

CLT = Communicative Language Teaching Linguistic forms = Different structures and patterns in a language Interlocutors = People involved in a conversation Negotiating meaning = Process of trying to make oneself understood

Teacher in CLT = Facilitates communication and promotes interaction Students in CLT = Actively engage in negotiating meaning and communication Advisor = Provides guidance and answers questions Co-communicator = Engages in communicative activities alongside students

Flexibility of CLT = Allows for different classroom practices Fuzziness of CLT = Due to lack of closely prescribed techniques Endurance of CLT = Lasting for thirty years despite variations in practice Variety of language forms for functions = Students needing to choose appropriate forms in different contexts

<p>Goal of CLT = Enable students to communicate in the target language Knowledge of linguistic forms, meanings, and functions = Students' understanding needed for effective communication Process of negotiating meaning = Essential part of communication that students engage in Communication as a process = Understanding that knowledge of language forms alone is not enough</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immigrants to Canada = Participants in a class practicing Communicative Language Teaching High-intermediate level of English proficiency = Language proficiency level of the participants Meeting two evenings a week for two hours each class = Frequency and duration of the language class Twenty people in the class = Size of the classroom group</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Linguistic competence = Knowing the rules of linguistic usage Communicative competence = Knowing when and how to say what to whom Social context = Environment where language is used requiring certain functions Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) = Approach aiming to make communicative competence the goal of language teaching</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Halliday = Language being fundamentally social Wilkins = Noted the need for performing functions like promising and inviting Widdowson = Shifted focus from linguistic structure to Communicative Approach Hymes = Introduced the concept of communicative competence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Students can produce accurate sentences but struggle to communicate outside classroom = Emphasizing more than just linguistic structure is needed for communication Communication requires more than linguistic competence = Knowing rules isn't enough, understanding when and how to use language is crucial Shift to Communicative Approach in late 1970s and early 1980s = Resulted from observations on communication difficulties in traditional methods Implementing Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) = Making communicative competence the main goal of language teaching</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Promising, inviting, declining invitations = Performing specific functions in language usage Knowing linguistic rules vs. using language effectively = Understanding the difference between linguistic and communicative competence Communicative competence vs. linguistic competence = Emphasizing practical usage over just knowing grammar rules Applying Communicative Approach in language teaching = Shifting focus towards teaching how to communicate effectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1970s Linguistic structure-centered approach = Emphasized mastering grammar and vocabulary Late 1970s and early 1980s shift to Communicative Approach = Focused on developing communicative competence over linguistic accuracy Introduction of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) = Aimed to align language teaching goals with communicative competence Interpretation and application of CLT principles in classrooms = Varies based on understanding and implementation by educators</p> Signup and view all the answers