the communicative approach is based in the interaction among students.

1. COMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE
TEACHING (COMUNICATIVE
APPROACH).

2. WHAT IS THE COMUNICATIVE APPROACH?
It is an approach to the teaching of second and foreign
languages, emphasizes interaction as both the means and
the ultimate goal of learning a language.
It emphasizes interaction and problem solving as both the
means and the ultimate goal of learning English - or any
language.

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE
TEACHING
1. Language teaching is based on a view of language as communication.
2. It is essential that learners be engaged in doing things with language.
3.An emphasis on learning to communicate through interaction in the
target language.
4. The introduction of authentic texts into the learning situation.

4. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES USED IN COMMUNICATIVE
LANGUAGE TEACHING
•Role-play . Pair-work
•Interviews . Surveys
• Information gap
•Games
•Language exchanges

5. MATERIALS USED IN THE COMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE
TEACHING
-Text-based materials; like textbooks They will typically contain visual
cues, pictures and sentence.
-Task-based material consists of exercise handbooks, cue cards, activity
cards, pair-communication practice materials and student-interaction
practice booklets.
-Realia: means using authentic material, for example newspaper
articles,photos, maps, symbols, and many more.

6. ROLE OF THE TEACHER AND OF THE STUDENT
.

7. CONCLUSIONS
. The most obvious advantage in communicative language teaching is
that of the increase of fluency in the target language.
. This enables the learners to be more confident when interacting with
other people and they also enjoy talking more.

8. DID YOU KNOW?
Materials which can be
touched and held
makes speaking and
learning more concrete
and meaningful.