Very informative article by Rebecca Belchamber 

The Advantages of Communicative Language Teaching.

Communicative language teaching (CLT), or the communicative approach, is an approach to language teaching that emphasizes interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of study.

We know that lessons should be communicative oriented, but are they actually? Some of them are, some are not. That’s why the teacher has to adopt each activity in order to make it more communicative. There is the demand-high approach, that can be used as well. The point is to change activities for getting better outcomes. Moreover, there is 3XP approach, which is applied in the work with the same exercise three times to surf in it deeper and practice it more and more.

Rebecca Belchamber describes main elements of CLT:

·        Communication – According to Ability

·        Accuracy as Well as Fluency

·        Promoting Learning

·        Motivation

Real situations and communicative activities make our students “switch their minds on”, think critically and even explore. It is a crucial moment in students learning to feel autonomous and more self-confident.

The world has changed, the society has changed, and everything has changed. Nowadays we live in a networked society and a teacher isn`t the only one source of knowledge. That`s why the main role for the teacher is a mediator. Without a teacher, the whole information may become unnecessary and incomprehensible.