Language teaching approaches are always changing according to social needs for various talents and there is no exception for Communicative Language Teaching(CLT).From 1960s,people become more and more interested in co...Language teaching approaches are always changing according to social needs for various talents and there is no exception for Communicative Language Teaching(CLT).From 1960s,people become more and more interested in communicative function of languages.Communicative Competence,Functional Linguistics,Speech Act Theory and related learning theories help the CLT form the teaching aim of cultivating students'communicative ability.Scholars start to regard language communicative competence as the final teaching purpose.This article will explore CLT in terms of language teaching views,advantages and disadvantages.What is more,it comes to the following conclusions:there exists no language teaching approach that is absolutely superior,including CLT.Language teachers should use different approaches flexibly so as to reach the teaching aim.展开更多
Though China's present situation in English language teaching is quite favorable,some problems are still very outstanding.It seems that the communicative competence of Chinese students is not that satisfactory.The...Though China's present situation in English language teaching is quite favorable,some problems are still very outstanding.It seems that the communicative competence of Chinese students is not that satisfactory.The Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) approach,which regards"communicative competence"as the goal of language teaching,is becoming more and more popular in China's English language teaching.This paper shows that the CLT approach does work in improving students' communicative competence to some degree,through reviewing relevant literature on this approach.However,it is not a panacea to solve all the problems occurring in students' communicative competence for it also has some weak points.Several suggestions were proposed to enhance students' grammatical competence as well as the communicative block due to cultural differences.It is also advisable for teachers to be as flexible as possible in choosing the teaching techniques and adding whichever input needed to effectively achieve the main goal of making students both grammatically accurate and communicatively proficient.展开更多
William Littlewood in Communicative and Task-based Language Teaching in East Asian Classrooms(2007) points out the problems in implementing CLT and TBLT in the East Asian classrooms,Then he gives his ideas "how t...William Littlewood in Communicative and Task-based Language Teaching in East Asian Classrooms(2007) points out the problems in implementing CLT and TBLT in the East Asian classrooms,Then he gives his ideas "how teachers adapt rather than adopt". Later he puts forward some conceptual uncertainties. Finally he comes to the conclusion. The article is well written,and delicately structured. Littlewood has carried out profound research and survey in East Asian countries,however,he didn't give us some measures to solve the problems. Also his conclusion is only a framework and no supporting details,quite general and vague. What I can do is to add some measures to solve the problems in CLT and TBLT in classrooms esp. in China.展开更多
This thesis investigates vocational college English teachers’perceptions and attitudes toward CLT,revealed the obstacles and difficulties teachers encountered in the application of CLT in vocational English classroom...This thesis investigates vocational college English teachers’perceptions and attitudes toward CLT,revealed the obstacles and difficulties teachers encountered in the application of CLT in vocational English classroom.Meanwhile,this research attempts to explore how the apply CLT effectively in China.展开更多
Grammar is an important part of language learning. In order for students to have a functional knowledge of a language (in other words, that they can spontaneously produce language) they must have at least some knowled...Grammar is an important part of language learning. In order for students to have a functional knowledge of a language (in other words, that they can spontaneously produce language) they must have at least some knowledge about the grammatical constructs of the language in question. How grammar can be taught? Considering various second language teaching methods, teaching grammar through Communicative Language Teaching Approach is the most talked. Emphasis in this article is put on the application of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in grammar teaching in college English classes.展开更多
English plays a very important role in our daily life and has been a world language for decades, as the global economy is developing so fast nowadays, the learners of English have already realized that the main purpos...English plays a very important role in our daily life and has been a world language for decades, as the global economy is developing so fast nowadays, the learners of English have already realized that the main purpose to learn English is to communicate properly in their real life with the people from other culture, but not to memorize those boring grammar rules and terrible vocabularies which will appear in their English examinations. Consequently, it has become an important task for English teachers to think about how to develop students' language abilities for real communication. Nowadays, Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) has become a very popular teaching approach in China. CLT pays a lot attention to the social and functional elements in language daily use.展开更多
In English language teaching, both the traditional and communicative approaches have their own advantages and shortcomings. So what we need to do is taking the advantages of communicative approaches without upsetting ...In English language teaching, both the traditional and communicative approaches have their own advantages and shortcomings. So what we need to do is taking the advantages of communicative approaches without upsetting the patterns of traditional practices—combining traditional and communicative approaches.展开更多
Enhancing the ability of oral communication is the general trend of language teaching in China. Through analyzing the characteristics of International Economics and Trade Major, this paper identifies and analyses cont...Enhancing the ability of oral communication is the general trend of language teaching in China. Through analyzing the characteristics of International Economics and Trade Major, this paper identifies and analyses contextual factors in English Language Teaching in the major, and discusses the practices of communicative language teaching which could be adapted to this context, in which learners are undergraduates of International Economics and Trade, then the importance and difficulties of the teaching approach has been highlighted.展开更多
Communicative language teaching(CLT) advances and advocates language is acquired through communications,i.e.,using a language to learn it..Ever since the introduction of CLT in the late 1970s,disparate definitions and...Communicative language teaching(CLT) advances and advocates language is acquired through communications,i.e.,using a language to learn it..Ever since the introduction of CLT in the late 1970s,disparate definitions and interpretations of the communicative approach to language instruction continually come into being.In today's process of language teaching,incorporation of CLT has become mandatory in teaching almost any language.While the majority of descriptions of CLT accentuate the communication of messages and meaning,there is divergence as to whether CLT should be concerned about the analysis and practice of language structures.展开更多
English learning as a language communication is considered as much more like an approach rather than a method in most cases.This paper focuses on the introduction of the situation of development of communicative langu...English learning as a language communication is considered as much more like an approach rather than a method in most cases.This paper focuses on the introduction of the situation of development of communicative language teaching approach abroad and at home.And extra attention has been paid to the current realities of teaching in underdeveloped area in China,with certain suggested strategies proposed along with.展开更多
This paper is divided into five parts.Part I is an introduction to the paper.In this part,I list two reasons why I carry out thestudy of the context of CLT application in Tongren University.Part II is the literature r...This paper is divided into five parts.Part I is an introduction to the paper.In this part,I list two reasons why I carry out thestudy of the context of CLT application in Tongren University.Part II is the literature review of approach,CLT and Context.Part III ana-lyzes the learning and teaching context in Tongren University from three aspects—(1) the administrative policies.(2) the teachers of Eng-lish.(3) the students to support my view that the application condition of CLT is dominated by context in Tongren University.A conclu-sion is included in Part V.I had thought to give some suggestions on more widely applying CLT in Tongren University,but there is nospace on this paper.展开更多
The world is complex and increasingly changing.The old education theory and the education model are greatly impacted,and it is difficult to meet the challenge of social change.To adapt to the changing society,educatio...The world is complex and increasingly changing.The old education theory and the education model are greatly impacted,and it is difficult to meet the challenge of social change.To adapt to the changing society,education must conform to the social changes,grasp the direction of change,to seek a new position.This paper uses the theory of"educational culture"to explain the change from the Grammar Translation Method(GTM)to the Communicative Language Teaching(CLT)method.Two different teaching methods are two different concepts,representing two different cultural connotations.展开更多
English education in China was long dominated by traditional teaching methods focusing on grammatical structures.In spite of the efforts made,studies have revealed that communicative language teaching(CLT)has encounte...English education in China was long dominated by traditional teaching methods focusing on grammatical structures.In spite of the efforts made,studies have revealed that communicative language teaching(CLT)has encountered resistance.An inte?grative literature review is employed to explore the constraining factors that hinder CLT practices,aiming to provide possible ped?agogical approaches that could be taken to better accommodate CLT in the context of Chinese secondary education.The study finds that the pedagogical approach that fits in Chinese context have the following characteristics:combining inductive grammar learning with deductive grammar learning;with switches between learner-centeredness and teacher-centeredness;giving the same emphasis to both linguistic accuracy and fluency;giving teachers more freedom and autonomy.展开更多
The change of teaching methods manifests the shift of language competence requirements for learners and the development oftheories of language and language teaching and learning. This essay aims at elaborating one of ...The change of teaching methods manifests the shift of language competence requirements for learners and the development oftheories of language and language teaching and learning. This essay aims at elaborating one of the popular teaching methods in EFLclass nowadays, Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) and analysing its characteristics and shortcomings, hoping it would raisemore thoughts on its adoption in practical English classes.展开更多
The Grammar-Translation Method(GT)is the most time-honored and widely-adopted approach in Chinese EFL teach-ing.As an approach dominating English teaching for such a long period,GT possess some merits that other metho...The Grammar-Translation Method(GT)is the most time-honored and widely-adopted approach in Chinese EFL teach-ing.As an approach dominating English teaching for such a long period,GT possess some merits that other methods don’t,likeequipping students with solid grammatical knowledge and basic linguistic competence,but it also inevitably has some limitationslike neglecting the actual use of language and cultivation of communicative ability.While with the acceleration of the globalization,Communicative Language Teaching(CLT),which just possesses the very merit of training students’communicative ability,be-comes a new favor in many schools.Therefore it’s pretty feasible for us to discard drawbacks of GT and combine the merits of GTand CLT to facilitate Chinese EFL teaching.展开更多
English class has many kinds of teaching approach,such as the Traditional Translation Language Teaching Approach,Task-based Language Teaching Approach,Grammar Language Teaching Approach,Communicative Language Teaching...English class has many kinds of teaching approach,such as the Traditional Translation Language Teaching Approach,Task-based Language Teaching Approach,Grammar Language Teaching Approach,Communicative Language Teaching Approach.This article takes the author’s personal experiences as example,to critically examine Communicative Language Teaching Approach which used in the English for Academic Purpose class at INTO Newcastle University in the UK,which involves the evaluation of syllabus design,the role of teachers and learners,the students’first language and the cultural element.It finds out that Communicative Language Teaching Approach has its authority on English teaching in the INTO,however,is has always neglect the context of language teaching.The article could gives references to other English teachers.展开更多
The study is to explore the underlying concepts that Communicative Language Teaching is based on. It mainly considers the developments in research focusing on the notions of input, output and interaction that have inf...The study is to explore the underlying concepts that Communicative Language Teaching is based on. It mainly considers the developments in research focusing on the notions of input, output and interaction that have influenced this approach.展开更多
How to improve English teaching efficiency is a problem that linguists and language teachers are always thinking about.This paper introduces the dominant traditional teaching methods and CLT and their limitations when...How to improve English teaching efficiency is a problem that linguists and language teachers are always thinking about.This paper introduces the dominant traditional teaching methods and CLT and their limitations when being adopted in the English classroom in China and how to integrate traditional teaching methods with communicative language teaching in English classes.展开更多
In response to the misconception that Communicative Language Teaching means no teaching of grammar,it is argued that grammar is as important as traffic rules for safe and smooth traffic on the road.To achieve appropri...In response to the misconception that Communicative Language Teaching means no teaching of grammar,it is argued that grammar is as important as traffic rules for safe and smooth traffic on the road.To achieve appropriate and effective communication,a communicative approach to college grammar teaching and learning is proposed.Both teachers and learners should change their attitudes toward and conceptions about grammar teaching and learning;additionally,teaching grammar in the company of reading and writing helps learners learn and acquire grammar in meaningful contexts.展开更多
文摘Language teaching approaches are always changing according to social needs for various talents and there is no exception for Communicative Language Teaching(CLT).From 1960s,people become more and more interested in communicative function of languages.Communicative Competence,Functional Linguistics,Speech Act Theory and related learning theories help the CLT form the teaching aim of cultivating students'communicative ability.Scholars start to regard language communicative competence as the final teaching purpose.This article will explore CLT in terms of language teaching views,advantages and disadvantages.What is more,it comes to the following conclusions:there exists no language teaching approach that is absolutely superior,including CLT.Language teachers should use different approaches flexibly so as to reach the teaching aim.
文摘Though China's present situation in English language teaching is quite favorable,some problems are still very outstanding.It seems that the communicative competence of Chinese students is not that satisfactory.The Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) approach,which regards"communicative competence"as the goal of language teaching,is becoming more and more popular in China's English language teaching.This paper shows that the CLT approach does work in improving students' communicative competence to some degree,through reviewing relevant literature on this approach.However,it is not a panacea to solve all the problems occurring in students' communicative competence for it also has some weak points.Several suggestions were proposed to enhance students' grammatical competence as well as the communicative block due to cultural differences.It is also advisable for teachers to be as flexible as possible in choosing the teaching techniques and adding whichever input needed to effectively achieve the main goal of making students both grammatically accurate and communicatively proficient.
文摘William Littlewood in Communicative and Task-based Language Teaching in East Asian Classrooms(2007) points out the problems in implementing CLT and TBLT in the East Asian classrooms,Then he gives his ideas "how teachers adapt rather than adopt". Later he puts forward some conceptual uncertainties. Finally he comes to the conclusion. The article is well written,and delicately structured. Littlewood has carried out profound research and survey in East Asian countries,however,he didn't give us some measures to solve the problems. Also his conclusion is only a framework and no supporting details,quite general and vague. What I can do is to add some measures to solve the problems in CLT and TBLT in classrooms esp. in China.
文摘This thesis investigates vocational college English teachers’perceptions and attitudes toward CLT,revealed the obstacles and difficulties teachers encountered in the application of CLT in vocational English classroom.Meanwhile,this research attempts to explore how the apply CLT effectively in China.
文摘Grammar is an important part of language learning. In order for students to have a functional knowledge of a language (in other words, that they can spontaneously produce language) they must have at least some knowledge about the grammatical constructs of the language in question. How grammar can be taught? Considering various second language teaching methods, teaching grammar through Communicative Language Teaching Approach is the most talked. Emphasis in this article is put on the application of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in grammar teaching in college English classes.
文摘English plays a very important role in our daily life and has been a world language for decades, as the global economy is developing so fast nowadays, the learners of English have already realized that the main purpose to learn English is to communicate properly in their real life with the people from other culture, but not to memorize those boring grammar rules and terrible vocabularies which will appear in their English examinations. Consequently, it has become an important task for English teachers to think about how to develop students' language abilities for real communication. Nowadays, Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) has become a very popular teaching approach in China. CLT pays a lot attention to the social and functional elements in language daily use.
文摘In English language teaching, both the traditional and communicative approaches have their own advantages and shortcomings. So what we need to do is taking the advantages of communicative approaches without upsetting the patterns of traditional practices—combining traditional and communicative approaches.
文摘Enhancing the ability of oral communication is the general trend of language teaching in China. Through analyzing the characteristics of International Economics and Trade Major, this paper identifies and analyses contextual factors in English Language Teaching in the major, and discusses the practices of communicative language teaching which could be adapted to this context, in which learners are undergraduates of International Economics and Trade, then the importance and difficulties of the teaching approach has been highlighted.
文摘Communicative language teaching(CLT) advances and advocates language is acquired through communications,i.e.,using a language to learn it..Ever since the introduction of CLT in the late 1970s,disparate definitions and interpretations of the communicative approach to language instruction continually come into being.In today's process of language teaching,incorporation of CLT has become mandatory in teaching almost any language.While the majority of descriptions of CLT accentuate the communication of messages and meaning,there is divergence as to whether CLT should be concerned about the analysis and practice of language structures.
文摘English learning as a language communication is considered as much more like an approach rather than a method in most cases.This paper focuses on the introduction of the situation of development of communicative language teaching approach abroad and at home.And extra attention has been paid to the current realities of teaching in underdeveloped area in China,with certain suggested strategies proposed along with.
文摘This paper is divided into five parts.Part I is an introduction to the paper.In this part,I list two reasons why I carry out thestudy of the context of CLT application in Tongren University.Part II is the literature review of approach,CLT and Context.Part III ana-lyzes the learning and teaching context in Tongren University from three aspects—(1) the administrative policies.(2) the teachers of Eng-lish.(3) the students to support my view that the application condition of CLT is dominated by context in Tongren University.A conclu-sion is included in Part V.I had thought to give some suggestions on more widely applying CLT in Tongren University,but there is nospace on this paper.
文摘The world is complex and increasingly changing.The old education theory and the education model are greatly impacted,and it is difficult to meet the challenge of social change.To adapt to the changing society,education must conform to the social changes,grasp the direction of change,to seek a new position.This paper uses the theory of"educational culture"to explain the change from the Grammar Translation Method(GTM)to the Communicative Language Teaching(CLT)method.Two different teaching methods are two different concepts,representing two different cultural connotations.
文摘English education in China was long dominated by traditional teaching methods focusing on grammatical structures.In spite of the efforts made,studies have revealed that communicative language teaching(CLT)has encountered resistance.An inte?grative literature review is employed to explore the constraining factors that hinder CLT practices,aiming to provide possible ped?agogical approaches that could be taken to better accommodate CLT in the context of Chinese secondary education.The study finds that the pedagogical approach that fits in Chinese context have the following characteristics:combining inductive grammar learning with deductive grammar learning;with switches between learner-centeredness and teacher-centeredness;giving the same emphasis to both linguistic accuracy and fluency;giving teachers more freedom and autonomy.
文摘The change of teaching methods manifests the shift of language competence requirements for learners and the development oftheories of language and language teaching and learning. This essay aims at elaborating one of the popular teaching methods in EFLclass nowadays, Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) and analysing its characteristics and shortcomings, hoping it would raisemore thoughts on its adoption in practical English classes.
文摘The Grammar-Translation Method(GT)is the most time-honored and widely-adopted approach in Chinese EFL teach-ing.As an approach dominating English teaching for such a long period,GT possess some merits that other methods don’t,likeequipping students with solid grammatical knowledge and basic linguistic competence,but it also inevitably has some limitationslike neglecting the actual use of language and cultivation of communicative ability.While with the acceleration of the globalization,Communicative Language Teaching(CLT),which just possesses the very merit of training students’communicative ability,be-comes a new favor in many schools.Therefore it’s pretty feasible for us to discard drawbacks of GT and combine the merits of GTand CLT to facilitate Chinese EFL teaching.
文摘English class has many kinds of teaching approach,such as the Traditional Translation Language Teaching Approach,Task-based Language Teaching Approach,Grammar Language Teaching Approach,Communicative Language Teaching Approach.This article takes the author’s personal experiences as example,to critically examine Communicative Language Teaching Approach which used in the English for Academic Purpose class at INTO Newcastle University in the UK,which involves the evaluation of syllabus design,the role of teachers and learners,the students’first language and the cultural element.It finds out that Communicative Language Teaching Approach has its authority on English teaching in the INTO,however,is has always neglect the context of language teaching.The article could gives references to other English teachers.
文摘The study is to explore the underlying concepts that Communicative Language Teaching is based on. It mainly considers the developments in research focusing on the notions of input, output and interaction that have influenced this approach.
文摘How to improve English teaching efficiency is a problem that linguists and language teachers are always thinking about.This paper introduces the dominant traditional teaching methods and CLT and their limitations when being adopted in the English classroom in China and how to integrate traditional teaching methods with communicative language teaching in English classes.
文摘In response to the misconception that Communicative Language Teaching means no teaching of grammar,it is argued that grammar is as important as traffic rules for safe and smooth traffic on the road.To achieve appropriate and effective communication,a communicative approach to college grammar teaching and learning is proposed.Both teachers and learners should change their attitudes toward and conceptions about grammar teaching and learning;additionally,teaching grammar in the company of reading and writing helps learners learn and acquire grammar in meaningful contexts.
