PEDRO RUIZ GALLO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF HISTORICAL-SOCIAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING APPROACHES

“COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH”

▪ Teacher:
Dejo Aguinaga, Susan Fabiola

▪ Subject:
Didactics of Foreign Languages

▪ Semester:
VIII semester

▪ Student:
Barboza Martínez, Piero Derek
Chumacero Carrasco, Walter Fabián
Díaz Delgado, Teennesse Georgia
García Távara, Kevin Darwin
López Córdova, Dayanira Sofía
Pérez Piscoya, Nixsa Paloma
 Definition
It is a didactic approach for the foreign language teaching which has as its main
goal the development of communicative competence.

To known how to use language for a range of different purposes

Communicative Language Teaching Communicative Competence To known how to vary our use of language

To known how to produce and understand different types of texts

Interaction between the learner and users of the language To known how to maintain communication

Collaborative creation of meaning

They have to assume the role of facilitator and monitor
Teacher's role
Creating meaningful and purposeful interaction through language
They have to create situations to promote communication
How learners learn a language
Negotiation of meaning in order to arrive at understanding
Roles They have assume the role of active learners
Learning through attending to the feedback learners get Learner's role
They have to participate in cooperative classroom activities
Paying attention to the language one hears
COMMUNICATIVE
Trying out and experimenting with different ways of saying things
APPROACH
It aims to make learners to attain communicative competence

In this approach, meaning is given prime importance.

The major focus while using this approach is on the learners

Make real communication the focus of language learning Characteristics
The syllabus emphasizes the functional use of language
Focus to make the learner able to communicate in the target language
Mechanical practice
Provide opportunities for learners to experiment and try out what they know
Meaningful practice
Provide opportunities for learners to develop both accuracy and fluency It has three different kinds of practice
Communicative practice
Link the different skills since they usually occur so in the real world
Principles
Let students induce or discover grammar rules.

Be tolerant of learners’ errors because it is part of learning

Focus on achieving communicative competence without neglecting grammatical competence

Focus on fluency without neglecting accuracy