Communicative Language Teaching

• Engels op de Nederlandse Basisschool
• HBO
• Studiejaar 1

What is the principle of CLT?

1. The study is focused on structures and grammar
2. The study is focused not on the grammar nor the fluency
3. The study is teacher-centered
4. The study is learner-centered

What is the teacher's main role in CLT?

1. A facilitator and negotiator who leads the class
2. A negotiator (between himself, the learning processes, and the object of learning)
3. A negotiator and a monitor of the class
4. A facilitator and monitor, rather than leading the class

Which one is not the advantages of CLT?

1. Students will learn to communicate effectively.
2. There's an interactive relationship between the students and the teacher
3. It's great for intermediate and advanced learners, but for beginners some controlled practice is needed
4. Students will be more motivated by learning to communicate

One of CLT characteristics is...

1. It is focused on correct sentence structures.
2. The structure of language reflects its functional and communicative uses.
3. It doesn't allow interactions and communications
4. It makes the students to be grammatically correct in the target language.

Teaching Methodologies

PPP = presentation, practice, production

ESA = engage, study, activate

TBL = task based learning

CLIL = content & language integrated learning

ESA Methodology

One of the latest 'evolutions' under the communicative approach. (Jeremy Harmer)

Engage - Study - Activate.

Aims: keep the students interested, motivated, and eager to learn more.

Engage

Warming Up activity to get everyone thinking and talking in English

Criteria:

- Involves everyone in class

- Interactive

- Fun

Example: Fizz Buzz

Round 1: count in English 1, 2, 3, 4

Round 2: on every 3, 6, 9, etc. students say FIZZ

Round 3: on every 5, 10, 15..students say BUZZ

Round 4: Specific numbers (e.g. 13, 14) students say FIZZ BUZZ

List of Alphabet game

Students make a list of: food they like

Students name foods/vegetables following the alphabet. 

Study

Covers the actual teaching of the lesson and check understanding of the material. 

1. Board work -> gain information from students about teaching point. Teacher doesn't explain the information, but draw the information from students. Once information is generated, teachers fill in the gaps of knowledge.

2. Check the students understanding.

Ask targeted and specific information on the information point.

Example: Gap fill activity, match words to pictures, word order

Activate

Engage -> get them talking & thinking in English

Study -> elicit teaching point from students, covered gaps in knowledge, checked understanding by asking targeted and specific questions.

Activate: purpose is to put teaching material in context.

Activate

Put teaching material into realistic context.

Example:

Role play

Survey (Mill Drill) -> cards with professions, 

a) What’s your name?, b) What do you do?, and c) Where do you work? / What company are you with?

Different types of ESA

- Straight-Arrow ESA Lesson

- Boomerang ESA Lesson

- Patchwork ESA Lesson

englishteacherguide.com

Task based learning