Communicative Language Teaching

1. Communicative Language Teaching

Unlike traditional methods that focus mostly on grammar and translation, CLT is all about learning to
communicate effectively in real-life situations.

2. What is CLT ?

• Communicative Language Teaching is a teaching approach that emphasizes communication and interaction as
both the means and the ultimate goal of learning a language.

3. Key principals

language is a tool for communication
fluency is valued over accuracy
Key principals
lessons should be student-centered
CLT encourages real-life, meaningful
tasks

4. Benefits and Drawbacks

Students become more confident
It is more engaging and motivating
Benefits and
Drawbacks
BUT
it can sometimes ignore grammar and
writing skills
Some students may prefer structure and
clear rules

5. How to teach English using CLT

Since it is based on authentic
communication, teacher
should: include pair work,
group projects, role plays, and
interactive games.
The teacher provides the
context, useful phrases, and
feedback, but students do most
of the talking. Materials should
include: real-life dialogues,
videos, menus, articles, and
problem-solving tasks.

6. Conclusion

We believe that
Communicative Language
Teaching is a very effective
and modern approach.
Of course it’s not perfect and
has its pros and cons.

7. Thank you for your attention 

Thank you for your
attention