Communicative Language Teaching

(CLT)Prepared by:

Nur AzamMuhammad Akmal

What is CLT?O “… learning language successfully

comes through having to communicate real meaning.”

O Example: Activity involving inquiry to get information.

Source: British Council (BBC)

What is CLT?O “Communicative language sets as its

goal the teaching of communicative competence.” –Jack C. Richards, Communicative Language Teaching Today

What is CLT?O “Instead of concentrating solely on

grammar… looked at what notions language expressed and what communicative functions people performed with language.” –Wilkins, 1976

The Major StrandO “If the students are involved in

meaning-focused communicative tasks, then language learning will take care of itself.” – Jeremy Harmer

Aspects of Communicative Competence

Different purposes and

functions

Vary – settings and

participants

Understand and produce

diff texts types

Maintain communication even with limitation

Suggested Activities

Role-playCooperativ

e puzzle solving

Newspaper headlines simulation

Construct a story

The Continuum Non-

communicative

Communicative

A desire to communicate

Communicative purpose

Content not form

Variety language

No communicative

desire

No communicative

purpose

Form not content

One language item

Jeremy Harmer, 2013

ActivityGood morning, Madam Sam. What would you

like to buy today?

Good morning, Mr Sivaji. I’d like to buy some

radish.

ActivityWelcome sir. What

would you like to have?

May I have a piece of cake and a glass of

plain water please.

Is that all, sir?

Yes, thank you.

ActivityHello sir. May I bother

you?

Hello there. How can I help you?

My bicycle is missing. How can I lodge a

report?

Please come inside and tell me about it.

Activity - practice

Activity - practice

Activity - practice

Good morning, Madam Sam. What would you

like to buy today?

Good morning, Mr Sivaji. I’d like to buy some

radish.

Welcome sir. What

would you like to have?

May I have a piece of cake and a glass of

plain water please.

Is that all, sir?

Yes, thank you.

Hello sir. May I bother you?

Hello there. How can I help you?

My bicycle is missing. How can I lodge a

report?

Please come inside and tell me about it.