Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Communicative approach

A little about how power point lessons are created for the purpose of learning a foreign language through communicative approach.
1. Lessons are established on communicative tasks and activities as a major component of the core materials: real life scenarios, role-plays, communicative reinforcement exercises, creatively designed group/pair tasks, games, etc.
2. Grammar tables and detailed grammar explanations are avoided in this form. These may be included in PPs, but only as a brief reference, a reminder or an illustration of the introduced grammar pattern.
3. Materials are created and generally focused on speaking and listening skills. Speaking skills are absolutely a number one priority. Listening skills closely follow. Reading should be included in a proportionately lesser degree. Writing activities are limited on homework assignments and occasional activities during the class. The priority of language skills in creating core materials are in the following order: speaking, listening, reading and writing.

1 comment:

  1. How do you use these guidelines? Can you provide some real-life examples? I am definitely NOT an expert in ESL instruction!

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