LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 12 December 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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Communicative Language Teaching -
An Approach Rather than a Method

Altaf Jameel, M.A. TESOL, Ph.D.

Abstract

English learning as a language of communication is aptly considered as an approach rather than a method. At designing and procedures, a very significant level of abstract uniformity could very easily be differentiated in the language and theory. The CLT, as an approach invites tremendous openness for individual analysis and disparities which other methods may possible not. Obviously CLT approach could be one edition among the various proposals for syllabus models, language drills, exercise types and classroom activities sure to gather wide appreciations in future. Thus licensing communicative teachings, similar to other allied teaching methods. Contrastingly analysis might give birth to homogenous subgroup.

Key words: enhance communication skills, creativity, motivation, approach, language learning enthusiasm

Historical Background

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) acquires its origin from the British language teaching tradition during late 1960s commonly termed as situational language teaching, and the only main British approach for EFL language teaching. Here the language was instructed by practicing on fundamental structures besides based on constructive situation-oriented activities.

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Altaf Jameel, M.A. TESOL, Ph.D.
School of Humanities
Department of English
Singhania University
Jhunjhunu 333516
Rajasthan, India
altaf.jameel@yahoo.com
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