Flashcards on Evolution of English Language Teaching
Evolution of English Language Teaching: A Comprehensive Guide
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Communicative Language Teaching
25 cards
Card 1
Question: What major shift did Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) introduce regarding grammar-focused instruction?
Answer: CLT moved away from grammar-centred teaching and questioned the central role of grammar, emphasizing communicative outcomes and skills instead.
Card 2
Question: What organizing principle does CLT emphasize?
Answer: Communication as the organizing principle of language teaching.
Card 3
Question: Is CLT a single method or a broader approach?
Answer: CLT is not a single method but a broad approach.
Card 4
Question: List the areas where CLT represents a change in assumptions.
Answer: Language, teaching goals, objectives, and syllabus design (including searching for suitable methodologies).
Card 5
Question: Which linguistic development in the 1970s influenced CLT?
Answer: A shift in linguistics away from viewing grammar as the only core, toward emphasis on language use, communicative purposes, and situations.
Card 6
Question: Define communicative competence as described in CLT.
Answer: The ability to use language appropriately in context for communicative purposes and situations.
Card 7
Question: How does grammatical competence differ from communicative competence?
Answer: Grammatical competence is knowledge of rules; communicative competence is using language appropriately in context.
Card 8
Question: Why was a new kind of syllabus needed in CLT?
Answer: To teach communicative competence rather than only grammatical knowledge.
Card 9
Question: What was Wilkins' contribution to CLT-related syllabus design?
Answer: Wilkins (1976) addressed communicative competence and proposed the notional syllabus as an alternative to traditional grammar syllabuses.
Card 10
Question: Contrast synthetic and analytic approaches to syllabus design.
Answer: Synthetic: teaches small units step-by-step with controlled progression. Analytic: no strict control, uses real language organized around communicativ