Communicative Language Teaching

‘Language Acquisition’ by Reena Mittal

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 26 | November 3, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article is submitted by Reena Mittal. Language acquisition is a procedure or rather a process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to create and use words for the purpose of communication. This type of language may… Continue reading ‘Language Acquisition’ by Reena Mittal

‘Communicative Language Teaching – A rescue to English beginners’ by Reena Mittal

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 22 | September 15, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] This article is submitted by Reena Mittal. CLT was introduced in late 1970s in European countries for making those familiar with English whose first language is not English. It is an approach to language teaching in which both teacher and student participate enthusiastically and learn… Continue reading ‘Communicative Language Teaching – A rescue to English beginners’ by Reena Mittal

Research Paper: ‘Two Dimensions of Teacher Knowledge: The Case of Communicative Language Teaching’ – Devon Woods & Hamide Çakır

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#42 | December 16, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The interconnected conceptual areas of teacher knowledge and teacher beliefs (included by some authors under the rubric of teacher cognition) have been debated in the field of language education intensively for the last two decades, during which time the terminology used in the discussions has… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘Two Dimensions of Teacher Knowledge: The Case of Communicative Language Teaching’ – Devon Woods & Hamide Çakır

Case Study: ‘Promoting Language Learning in the Primary Classroom and Beyond’ – Liam F. Heaney

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#42 | December 16, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The aims of this study were threefold. The first was to identify some of the key methodologies used by teachers to support the language learning of primary-aged children. There is a plethora of literature that discusses various language-teaching methodologies. Whilst educational “jargon” is avoided, there… Continue reading Case Study: ‘Promoting Language Learning in the Primary Classroom and Beyond’ – Liam F. Heaney

Research Paper: ‘From Unity to Diversity: Twenty-Five Years of Language-Teaching Methodology’

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#42 | December 16, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 This article was written for the 25th anniversary of “English Teaching Forum” and published in 1987. In this article, the author describes methodological developments in the field of English language teaching over the past 25 years. The author has found it helpful to think of… Continue reading Research Paper: ‘From Unity to Diversity: Twenty-Five Years of Language-Teaching Methodology’