CURRENT TRENDS IN COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING RENA LYSTYA

CURRENT TRENDS IN COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING RENA LYSTYA NINGRUM DINA NOVITA WIJAYANTI KHARISMA CLEVERIAN HESNY NENO

In 1990 s, communicative approach has been widely implemented It describes a set of very general principles grounded in the notion of communicative competence

Communicative competence The goal of second and foreign language teaching Communicative syllabus and methodology The way of achieving the goal

Communicative language teaching To evolve our understanding of the processes of second language learning

CURRENT COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING THEORY PRACTICE A number of different educational paradigms and traditions X There is no single or a set of practices that characterize current communicative language teaching

THE APPLICATION OF CLT Depending on teaching context A SET OF GENERALLY AGREED UPON PRINCIPLES CAN BE APPLIED IN DIFFERENT WAYS The age of the learners The learners’ level The students’ goals

TEN CORE ASSUMPTIONS OF CURRENT CLT 1 2 Second language learning is facilitated when learners are engaged in interaction and meaningful communication Effective classroom learning tasks and exercises provide opportunities for students to negotiate meaning, expand their language resources, notice how language is used, and take part in meaningful intrapersonal exchange 3 Meaningful communication results from students processing content that is relevant, purposeful, interesting and engaging 4 Communication is a holistic process that often calls upon the use of several language skills or modalities Language learning is facilitated both by activities that involve inductive or discovery learning of underlying rules of language use and organization, as well as by those involving language analysis and reflection 5

6 Language learning is gradual process that involves creative use of language and trial and error 7 8 9 Learners develop their own routes to language learning, progress different rates and have different needs and motivations for language learning Successful language learning involves the use of effective learning and communication strategies The role of teacher in language classroom as facilitator 10 The classroom is a community where learners learn through collaboration and sharing

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES They seek to develop students’ communicative competence through linking grammatical development to the ability to communicate • They create the need for communication, interaction and negotiation of meaning through the use of activities such as problem solving, information sharing and role play They provide opportunities for both inductive as well as deductive learning of grammar • They make use of content that connects to students’ lives and interest

CONTINUED They allow students to personalize learning by applying what they have learned to their own lives Classroom materials typically make use of authentic texts to create interest and to provide valid models of language

KEY COMPONENTS IN CLT Focusing on learnercentered than teacher -centered Focusing on social Focusing on process- learning than oriented than products- individuals oriented • Focusing on internal than outside the classroom in research and theory building • Focusing on the study of individual differences • Emphasizing on holistic learning by connecting the school with the world

• Helping students to understand the purpose of learning and • Focusing on a develop it whole-to-part than a part-towhole approach • Emphasizing on the meaning than drills • Focusing on lifelong learning process

Eight Major Changes in CLT 11 Learner authonomy Learners choose their own learning both content and process The social nature of learning Learning is a social activity which depends on interaction with others 2 3 Curricular integration English is not stand alone but linked to others subjects in the curriculum

4 Focus on meaning 5 Diversity 6 Thinking skill Learning activities are about exploration of meaning through content-based teaching Learners learn in different ways and have different stengths to develop their learning strategies Learners develop critical and creative thinking to apply in real life situation

7 Alternative assessment Using multiple forms of assessment such as observation, interviews, journals and port folios to measure leraners’ comprehension 8 Teachers as colearners the facilitator to try out different alternatives constantly

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