Comunicative languave teaching

1. COMMUNICATIVE
LANGUAGE TEACHING
(CLT) APPROACH
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2. COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE
TEACHING (CLT) APPROACH
Definition:
The Communicative Approach, also known as Communicative Language Teaching
(CLT), is a language teaching approach that emphasizes the ability to communicate
meaningfully rather than simply mastering grammar rules
Characteristics of CLT: It emphasizes student-centeredness. This means that learners
are given more responsibility and an active role in the learning process. The main
goal of CLT is to develop communicative competence, which places more emphasis
on fluency rather than merely accuracy. Learning activities in CLT are usually in the
form of discovery learning and group work, instead of only teacher-fronted
examples. CLT is also influenced by a humanistic perspective, which views language
as an expression of personal meaning, not merely grammatical rules or cultural
standards. According to Thornbury (2003), CLT considers that meaning is more
important than structure. Thus, although grammar is important, learners are still
encouraged to communicate confidently.

3. COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE
TEACHING (CLT) METHODS
1. Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT / TBL)
Learning is organized around tasks (problem-solving, projects, role-plays).
Students use the target language to achieve specific goals.
Example: planning a holiday, conducting a job interview, or solving a mystery.
2. Content-Based Instruction (CBI)
Language is learned through meaningful content (e.g., science, history, culture).
The focus is on understanding and using language while learning subject matter.
3. Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Learners work on long-term projects (e.g., making a class magazine, designing a campaign).
Encourages collaboration, creativity, and authentic language use.
4. Cooperative Language Learning (CLL)
Group work and pair work are central.
Emphasizes social interaction and peer teaching to build communicative competence.

4. COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE
TEACHING (CLT) TECHNIQUE
Technique under the Communicative Approach :
• Role Play
Focus: Practicing real-life communication and improving fluency.
Activities: Acting out situations (e.g., ordering food in a restaurant,
shopping for clothes, at the hotel).
• Pair Work
Focus: Encouraging interaction and collaborative learning.
Activities: Practicing dialogues, asking and answering questions,
problem-solving in pairs.
• Repetition Drills
Focus: Building accuracy, pronunciation, and automaticity.
Activities: Repeating vocabulary, phrases, or sentence patterns after the
teacher.

9. CONCLUSION
Integrating the Communicative Approach, Task-Based Language
Teaching (TBLT), and role-play helps teachers create lessons that are
meaningful and effective. Studies show that role-play within TBLT
(Waluyo, 2019) can improve communicative competence, while research
by Yan and Lowell (2024) proves that task-based role-play increases
authenticity and learner confidence. Other findings (Zulianingrum,
2025; Dimastoro & Bharati, 2022) also confirm that role-play builds
vocabulary, fluency, and confidence across different learning styles.
Overall, this combination supports both fluency and accuracy, motivates
students, and prepares them to use the target language in real-life
situations.

10. • Zulianingrum, A. (2021). Communicative Language
Teaching (CLT) in EFL classrooms: Opportunities and
challenges. Journal of English Education and Applied
Linguistics, 1(2), 56–66.
• Muslem, A., & Abbas, M. (2017). Communicative Language
Teaching (CLT) in EFL context: An overview. English
Education Journal, 8(2), 163–180.
• Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (2014). Approaches and
methods in language teaching (3rd ed.). Cambridge
University Press.
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