English language teaching

The principles of the communicative approach

• Communication embraces a whole spectrum of functions 

The principles of the communicative approach

•  the use of target language in a communicative way
• Emphasis on meaning rather than form
• more student-orientated
• Accent is on functional/ usable language

The principles of the communicative approach

• real-life situations
• creative role-plays
• Projects
• improvisation

The principles of the communicative approach

• active modes of learning:
• pair work and group-work

• Primacy of oral work
• not just limited to oral skills. (all four skill areas)

The principles of the communicative approach

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• Errors are a natural part of learning language

• Use of idiomatic/ everyday language 
• fresh and real materials 
• Use of visual stimuli 

Oral drills

INTERACTIVE METHODS:

• Chain drills

• Discussion

• Debates

• Project work

• Microphone

• Jigsaw

• Aquarium

• Pairs work

• Role playing

• Group work

Oral drills: examples

Ⅵ. Other Teaching Methods

• i. Humanism is described in applied linguistics as ‘language teaching respecting the integrity of learners, allowing for personal growth and responsibility, taking psychological and affective factors into account, and representing “whole person learning”’. The roots of humanism in lan-guage teaching are various. One central one is the ‘discovery-learning’ movement.