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speaking and writing; receptive skills listening and reading are integrated during the
lesson to make the whole class communicate. The Communicative Language
Teaching is more comprehensive than any other approaches or methods; it is different
in form and status. There is no single or authority on it, nor any single model that is
universally accepted as authoritative. Communicative language teaching and learning
puts emphasis on „meaning” rather than „form”. „Meaning” is defined as what the
speaker wants to say or what message s/he wants to convey.
In other words, the
responsibility to speak in the target language is significant, therefore teacher does not
hurry up to correct their mistakes in the form. In CLT, learners are first exposed to
new language in a comprehensible context, so that they are able to understand its
function and meaning. Only then is their attention turned to examining the
grammatical forms that have been used to convey that meaning. Basically, teacher
prefers how meaningful the correct response is, how critically they approached to the
task and how they could make one clear answer of the whole group members (when
worked as a group).
CLT focuses on fluency, many teachers are under the mistaken belief that
accuracy is ignored in CLT, and wrongly infer that grammar teaching has no place in
the process. In fact, the exclusion of explicit attention to grammar is never a
necessary part of CLT[4,p.p. 40-44.] . A communicative approach emphasizes the
purposes of language – what we use the language for –
over detailed knowledge of
formal grammar, thus, language is seen as a tool of communication rather than as a
subject for academic study. We learn to communicate in a language by actually
communicating in that language. Communicative language teaching is an approach to
language teaching that points up interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal
of study. Language learners in environments utilizing CLT techniques learn and
practice the target language through interaction with one another and the instructor,
study of “authentic texts” (those written in the target language for purposes other than
language learning), and use of the language in class combined with use of the
language outside of class. Learners converse about personal experiences with
partners, and instructors teach topics outside of the realm of traditional grammar in
order to promote language skills in all types of situations. This method also claims to
encourage learners to incorporate their personal experiences into their language
learning environment and focus on the learning experience in addition to the learning
of the target language[5,p.p. 279-295]. As different types activities are held during
the lesson, students can have a chance of talking about their own experience or
dealing with the task by their experience. One of the most characteristic features of
communicative language teaching is that it pays systematic attention to functional as
well as
structural aspects of language, combining these into a more fully
communicative view. Teachers in communicative classrooms act as guides, rather
than as lecturers and create maximum opportunities for students to practice language.
The tasks in a CLT classroom are designed to use the language in purposeful
and meaningful ways and thus a communicative syllabus emphasizes the functions of
language rather than the rules. Since CLT is not limited to any one textbook or a set
of curricular materials, only using the prescribed texts cannot ensure the attainment of
the aims of it. That is to say, input materials are important in language learning and
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their implementation supports the target language classroom to communicatively
organize and control efficiently. Teachers should not be addicted to the course book
rather they have to bring new sources to the lesson, broadening student’s outlook.
Krashen and Terrell’s (1983) natural approach, for example, stressed that if second
language acquisition is sought, it is important that the teacher provides learners with
sufficient comprehensible input and natural communication opportunities in a
psychologically non-threatening environment. Communicative Language Teaching,
CLT, facilitates and fulfills the learning process to improve the spoken skill when
done
with various activities, even though the teachers face many challenges, while
teaching the course. Throughout more than twenty years, this method has been
confirmed and spread widely. CLT is the innovation of the foreign language teaching
not only does it improve students’ communicative competence effectively, but also
carries out the quality education in languages. The communicative approach
emphasizes that the ability to use language appropriately is another essential aspect of
communicative competence.
Generally, the language learners find themselves with multiple demands, as they
learn to communicate and meet the need for learning that language. Their demands
are always focused on accuracy, fluency, appropriateness and flexibility. The four
skills of language listening, speaking, reading and writing are interdependent to each
other and it is felt that there is an inadequacy of a four skill model of language. But
within the last quarter century, communicative language
teaching has been put
around the world as the “new” or “innovative” approach to teach English as a second
language. Broadly speaking, the best approach to teach people to use a language is to
move from communication to language and then from language to communication.
Communication is an important part of the goal of language teaching. People learn
English for some reason, in some way; they want to communicate in English. A vital
part of learning a language involves the act of communication itself. Another main
feature of the communicative language teaching approach is that language teaching
begins with the spoken language, the material being presented orally before being
presented in the written form. The target language is the language of the classroom
and the new language items are introduced and practiced accordingly. Through
communicative approach, the leaner learn target language as he learns mother tongue.
It means that the atmosphere of English language is created so that student could
learn English directly. In communicative approach everywhere, in schools,
classroom, on stages, and seminars, we can say that the learner are taught as a native
person learn his language. The students should be provided real life situations.
Creativeness of role play, simulation, project should be produced in students so that
they could connect these all with real life situation.
Classroom goals are not restricted to grammatical or linguistic competence.
Fluency and accuracy are seen as complementary principles underlying
communicative techniques. At times fluency may have
to take on more importance
than accuracy in order to keep learners meaningfully engaged in language use.
Speaking without hesitation and pauses is considered as fluently speaking, on
the other hand making mistakes in the speech shows that it is accurately spoken.
However, when implementing communicative language method there are no special
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rules like grammatically correct speaking or structurally speaking according to some
forms of the language system. As a result, students enjoy practicing the language and
never feel afraid of making errors in communication. In communicative language
teaching second language learning is facilitated when learners are engaged in
interaction and meaningful communication. Meaningful communication results from
students processing content that is relevant, purposeful, interesting and engaging.
Communication is a holistic process that often calls upon the use of several language
skills or modalities. Language learning is facilitated both by activities that involve
inductive or discovery learning of underlying rules of language use and organization,
as well as by those involving language analysis and reflection. Language learning is a
gradual process that involves creative use of language and trial and error. Although
errors are a normal produce of learning the ultimate goal of learning is to be able to
use the new language both accurately and fluently. Learners develop their own routes
to language learning, progress at different rates, and have different needs and
motivations for language learning. Successful language learning involves the use of
effective learning and communication.
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