COMMUNITY LANGUAGE TEACHING

INTRODUCTION

CLT is an approach the teaching of second and foreign language that emphasize interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of learning a language. It is also refer to as “communicative approach to the teaching of foreign language” or simply the “communicative approach”. 

TYPES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES

§  Provide that such exercise unable learners to attain the communicative objective of the curriculum.

§  Engage learner in communication.

PPRINCIPLES OF CLT

1.          BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE SPEAKER'S OR WRITER'S

2.          THE TARGET LANGUAGE IS A VEHICLE FOR CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION, NOT JUST THE OBJECT OF STUDY

3.          STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS AND OPINIONS.

4.          ERRORS ARE TOLERATED AND SEEN AS A NATURAL OUTCOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS

5.          ONE OF THE TEACHER'S MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO ESTABLISH SITUATIONS

6.          COMMUNICATIVE INTERACTIONS 

7.          LEARNING TO USE LANGUAGE FORMS APPROPRIATELY

8.          THE TEACHER ACTS AS AN ADVISOR DURING THE ACTIVITIES

9.          THE GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ARE NEED

10.       STUDENT SHOULD BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO LISTEN TO LANGUAGE

 STUDENT ROLE

§  The emphasis in communicative language teaching. 

TEACHER ROLES

The teacher has two main roles:

§  The communication process between all participants in the classroom.

§  Act as an independent participant within the learning teaching group.

Conclusion

John firth stressed that language needed to be studied in the broader sociocultural context of its use, with included participants, their behavior and belief, the objects of linguistic discussion, and word choice.