What is CLT?
The main focus of CLT is on this aspect of language.
What is communication?
Describing this type of personal event is a common CLT activity.
What is a weekend or vacation?
In traditional approaches, students might translate a passage into this.
What is their first language (L1)?
The difference between teachers’ stated use of CLT and their actual classroom methods is a key issue documented by this researcher.
Who is Spada?
Teachers’ skill in managing this classroom element affects the success of CLT.
What is class time?
CLT aims to help students learn a language for this primary purpose.
What is communicating with others?
This type of writing, often informal and personal, is encouraged in CLT.
What is an email message?
This type of tense transformation activity was common in traditional language classes.
What is changing present tense to past tense?
Teachers’ confidence and this factor are essential in the successful use of CLT.
What is competence in teaching and using English?
Teachers who rely on rote learning are less effective at fostering this aspect of language learning.
What is communication?
The activity that involves explaining daily routines or sharing personal news is an example of this in CLT.
What is real-life communication practice?
In CLT, students might discuss this type of content, like a book, article, or video.
What is interesting media content?
Traditional methods often focused on analyzing this instead of practicing communication.
What is grammar?
The effective use of CLT relies on careful monitoring of this in the classroom.
What is social organization of activities?
The teacher’s confidence impacts their ability to cover this in a communicative way.
What is the curriculum?
Unlike earlier approaches, CLT prioritizes this over language analysis and memorization.
What is language use?
In addition to language structures, CLT activities often involve these topics, which are of mutual interest to students.
What are classmates' interests, activities, preferences, and opinions?
In the past, language education focused on memorization and this type of high-stakes testing.
What is multiple-choice language testing?
Grouping students based on their proficiency or cultural backgrounds can have this effect on CLT effectiveness.
What is a direct impact on learning and retention?
Teachers need to be mindful of how students’ abilities and identities are perceived because of the effect on this aspect of learning.
What is learning retention?
CLT is often contrasted with these traditional language education methods.
What are translation and grammar-focused methods?
CLT activities may involve students sharing this about themselves to learn from each other.
What are daily routines or cultural backgrounds?
This traditional approach placed a premium on linguistic knowledge rather than practical language use.
What is linguistic analysis?
Observations have shown that teachers sometimes use methods they label as CLT but are actually this.
What is traditional or non-communicative teaching?
In CLT, the teacher must focus on both language structures and this broader classroom element.
What is fostering communication on relevant topics?