Transcript The Communicative Approach: Theory and Practice

The Communicative Approach:
Theory and Practice
A combination
of different
methods
Emphasizing interaction as
both the means and the
ultimate goal of learning
The Communicative Approach
Making use of real-life
situations and
authentic materials
Common Activities in
the Classroom:
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Role play
Interview
Information gap
Games
Surveys
Pair work
Beyond the Classroom
• Projects  Linking the classroom language
learning with language activities outside the
classroom
• Students involve in creating and negotiating the
meaning with outsiders and learn to cope with
ambiguities and unexpected situation
• Example of the project:
- Community-based language activities e.g.
Ethnographic interviews
- Surveys
- Exploring the internet
- Etc.
Authentic materials are spoken
and written texts that have not
been fabricated for pedagogic
purposes