Communicative Approach PDF

THE COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH Q. Write 2-3 statements about what you think the communicative approach is. You might want to think about its goals/learning theory/… Video watching (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFKKkLkBcn0) Q. Watch the video and note down four fundamental points of the CA. 1. Lea...

THE COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH Q. Write 2-3 statements about what you think the communicative approach is. You might want to think about its goals/learning theory/… Video watching (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFKKkLkBcn0) Q. Watch the video and note down four fundamental points of the CA. 1. Learners need to know the language itself + how to use it. 2. Activities that promote meaningful communication are conducive to learning. 3. Learners learn best when actively using the language. 4. Teachers are facilitators. The communicative approach Goals To help students become communicatively competent To enable them to use the language appropriate to a given social context Communicative competence aspect of competence that enables us to convey and interpret messages and negotiate meanings interpersonally within specific contexts (Hymes ,1967) 6 The communicative approach Language theory Language is for communication, and linguistic knowledge, knowledge of forms and meanings are part of communicative competence. It is insufficient for students to simply have knowledge of target language forms, meanings and functions. Students must be able to use this knowledge in communication. The communicative approach Theory of learning Activities that involve real communication promotes learning. Activities in which language is used to carry out meangingful texts promotes learning. Language that is meaningful to the learner promotes learning. The communicative approach The role of the teacher Manages classroom activities, establishing situations likely to promote communication. Facilitates communication in the classroom, and acting like advisor and guide in communicative activities. At other times, he/she might be a “co-communicator”, engaging in the communicative activity along with the student. The communicative approach The role of the student They are actively engaged in communicating, trying to make themselves understood and understanding others. They are seen as responsible managers of their own learning. Teaching principles Group work. Discuss the teaching principles that have been assigned to your group. (Coursebook, pp. 53-55) The communicative approach Principles Authentic language- language as it is used in a real context should be introduced, where possible. The target language is a means for classroom communication, not just the object of study. The focus is on real language use. Language functions are emphasised. One language function can have many different forms. A variety of forms are presented together. The communicative approach Principles Students should work with language at the discourse or supra-sentential level (above the sentence level). They must learn about cohesion and coherence, those properties of language which bind the sentences together. Games and working in small groups are important. Students should be given opportunities to express their ideas and opinions. The communicative approach Principles Errors are tolerated and seen as a natural part of learning. One of the teacher’s major responsibilities is to establish situations likely to promote communication. Communicative interaction gives students opportunities to work on negotiating meaning. The social context of the communicative event is essential in giving meaning to the utterances. The communicative approach Principles In communicating, a speaker has a choice about what to say and how to say it. The grammar and vocabulary that students learn follow from the function, situational context, and the roles of the interlocutors. Students should be given opportunities to develop strategies for interpreting language as it is actually used by native speakers. Techniques Video watching. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC0HNtvxuRg) Q. What techniques does the teacher use to teach the word ‘discard’? Techniques 1 Authentic materials newspapers radio news movies,.. 2 Scrambled sentences the sentences of a passage are in a scrambled order students are told to unscramble them so that the sentences are restored to their original order. students might also be asked to unscramble the lines of a mixed-up dialog. Techniques 3 Language games Truly communicative language games have three features: information gap: speakers have a true need to exchange information choice as to what to say and how to say it feedback: speakers receive feedback from group members Techniques 4 Picture strip story One student in a small group is given a strip story. She shows the first picture of the story to the other members of her group and asks them what the second picture would look like. 5 Problem-solving tasks 6 Role play … Notes. Communicative approach or communicative language teaching (CLT) Two versions of CLT (weak/strong) Strong version = TBLT(task-based language teaching) PRACTICE Groupwork. Design one activity to teach the simple past tense ‘communicatively’. Group discussion Q. What are some advantages & disadvantages of the CA? Video to watch at home Jeremy Harmer and Scott Thorbury talk about CLT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoUx036IN9Q