The document discusses competency-based language teaching (CBLT). CBLT is designed around competencies which consist of essential skills, attitudes, and behaviors required to effectively perform real-world tasks. It takes a learner-centered approach focused on developing competencies through specific tasks. CBLT teaches language in relation to social contexts and establishes graded objectives for learners to advance their knowledge and skills through tasks. It aims to develop learners' functional communication abilities and sees language mastery as well as interpersonal skills as important.

1. Competency-
Based
Approach

2. What is Competency?
Implies a “know-how – to
act” process
involves the necessary knowledge and
capacities that a given situation
requires.

3. Title of Slide
is the final
stage of a
cycle; a
period.
3
What is Competency?

4. an instructional objective
described in task-based
terms that include a verb
describing a demonstrable
skill such as answer,
interpret, or request.
4
What is Competency?
Example: "Students will be able to ..."

5. Competency – Based
Language Teaching
Tasks that lead to a
demonstrated mastery of
language associated with
specific skills that are
necessary for individuals to
function proficiently in the
society
5

6. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
6
CBLT Design
It’s designed around the notion of
competency
Competencies consist of description of
essential skills, attitudes, and behaviors
required for effective performance of a real-
world tasks or activities( they may be related to
any domain in life, or linked to the field of work
or to social survival in a new environment )

7. View of learning
is centered on the
development of
competencies
is learner-
centered
Communi-
cation is a
priority
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
7

8. Characteristics of CBLT
It teaches language in relation
to social contexts in which it is
used.
It establishes graded objectives: the
definition of short – term goals, each
building upon the one before, so that
learners advance in knowledge and
skill.
8

9. Characteristics of CBLT
It is used for language teaching in
situations where learners have
specific needs and where language
skills they need can be predicted or
determined.
is built around communicative
competence and seeks to develop
functional communication skills in
learners. ( through specific real –
world tasks)
9

10. Characteristics of CBLT
Language mastery is
necessary as well as
interpersonal relationships.
It allows judgment and
appropriation on one hand and
motivation on the other hand.
10

11. Characteristics of CBLT
It more concerned on
the product rather than
the process of training.
11

12. The learner’s role
Reflection
Revise, compare,
search and validate
the learner
continually questions
his own convictions
Personal
appropriation
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
12

13. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
13
Activities
Fill job application
Perform job interview
State problem and ask for help
if necessary

14. Job Interview
Group your students into pair
One acts as the manager or principal (interviewer)
and the other one acts as the applicant(interviewee).
Vise versa
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
14

15. Advantages of CBLT :
Increase learners
motivation
Keeps the trainees task
oriented and active
the learner learns appropriate
behaviors while doing a specific
action
15

16. Disadvantages of CBLT :
There are no valid
procedures available to
develop competency lists
for more programs.
Prone to discrimination
and stereotyping
16

17. http://www.slideshare.net/videoconferencias/methodology-i-
1719452
http://eltarticles.webs.com/competencybasedapproach.html
Copyright © ELTAlgeria 2009
http://teflworldwiki.com/index.php/Competency-
Based_Approach
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
17
Resources

18. The End…
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
18