Communicative Languange

Teaching (CLT)
by:
Dina Amelia
Misilea Serenata
Riki Hamdan
Syalsyabilla
 Definition of Comunnicative
Language Teaching

• 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.
 The Features of CLT

1)Focus on meaning.

2)Communicative competence is the desired goal.

3)Learner-centered.

4)Fluency is the primary goal.

5)Students are expected to interact with other people, either in

oral practice, through pair and group work, or in their writings.

6)Dialogues, if used, center around communicative functions.

7)Intrinsic motivation will spring from an interest in what is being

communicated by the language.

8)Task-based.
 Principles of CLT

• The communicative principle: Activities that

involve real communication promote learning.

• The task principle: Activities in which language

is used to carry out meaningful tasks promote
learning.

• The meaningfulness principle: Language that is

meaningful to the learner supports the learning
process.
 Reviewing the Principles

1. What are the goals of teacher who use CLT?

2. What is the role of the teacher ? What is the role of the

students?

3. What are some characteristics of the teaching/learning process?

4. How are the feelings of the student deal with ?

5. How is the language viewed? How is culture viewed?

6. How is evaluation accomplished?

7. How does the teacher respond to students errors?

 Techniques of CLT

• Authentic materials
• Scrambled sentences
• Language games
• Picture strip story
• Role-play
 Advantages and Disadvantages of
Communicative Language Teaching

Advantages :
1) The interaction between students
and teachers.
2) To inform the basic knowledge and
Disadvantages :
1. It is felt that there is not enough emphasis
on the correction of pronunciation
and grammar error.

ability to skill fully combine the
development.
3)Greatly improved the student's
interest.
2. The CLT approach is great for intermediate
student and advanced students, but for
Beginners some controlled practice is needed.
3. The monitoring ability of the teacher must
be very good

4. Grammar Teaching Practices make

application of this approach difficult