Ways of Learning and Teaching a Language - Communicative Approach

[english grammar man]

Communicative Approach

This approach is probably the most common, and is a combination of all the below approaches discussed. (see links below). Learning is focussed on communication - having students able to communicate in a range of daily conversation scenarios.

Most students enrol in English classes to become a better speaker, and so with this goal in mind, rather than learning about the language, students learn oral and written communication.

Tasks and situations are conducted in the classroom which allow students to communicate in a way that emulates real life use of language.


Direct Method: Ways of Learning and Teaching a Language - Direct Method
Grammar Translation Method: Ways of Learning and Teaching a Language - Grammar Translation
Community Language Learning Method: Ways of Learning and Teaching a Language - Community Language Learning
Inductive / Discovery Approach: Ways of Learning and Teaching a Language - Inductive / Discovery Approach

[Boke]

-warm up with friendly chit chat

-cold questioning, ask a question to the students in which to respond they would have to use the day's target language (they usually can't so you model a sample answer)

-read a conversation (act out) that has the target language

-ask content/comprehension questions about the read conversation, then ask the same question but personalize it for the student , for example "What did John do on Saturday?", "What did you do on Saturday?"

-review or explain target language OR go over sample sentences or questions with target language

-controlled practice, usually using a book, incomplete sentences, anything where part of the language/sentence/question/statement is all ready written for you

-free practice, usually game/activity in which student must use target language to complete

Thats more or less my strategy with adults, would that be communicative style?

[rutwpoeut]

Good advice, thanks!