Communicative Approach

Communicative approach

This method consists of promoting interaction towards the aim of
-It is focus on Communicative competence (Chomsky, Hymes, canale, swain, savignon, ) rather thangramatical structures
-It operates under two systems of meaning: notions and functions.
-Main features: meaning, context, communication.
-Negotiation of meaning through interaction with others.-Activities are designed according to the learners’ needs.
Characteristics of Communicative Language Teaching Approach
1. Language is a system for the expression of meaning.
2. The primary function oflanguage is for interaction and communication.
3. The structure of language reflects its functional and communicative uses.
4. The primary units of language are not merely its grammatical and structuralfeatures, but
categories of functional and communicative meaning as exemplified in discourse.
5. Dialogues, if used, center around communicative functions and are not normally
memorized.
6.Drilling may occur, but peripherally.
7. Comprehensible pronunciation is sought.
8. Judicious use of native language is accepted where feasible.
9. Translation may be used where students need or benefitfrom it.
10. Teachers help learners in any way that motivates them to work the language.
11. Language is created by the individual, often through trial and error.
12. Fluency and acceptable languageis the primary goal: Accuracy is judged not in the
abstract but in context.
13. Students are expected to interact with other people, either in flesh, through pair and
group work, or in theirwritings.
The Syllabus
 Notional-Functional syllabus which specified the semantic-grammatical categories (e.g.,
frequency, motion, location) and the categories of communicative function that learnersneed to express.
 The council of Europe expanded and developed this into a syllabus that included:
 descriptions of the objectives of foreign language courses
 the situations in which they...