QUICK RESOURCE SHEET #26

The communicative approach

Interested in knowing more about the communicative approach to language teaching? Have a look at the following.

http://www.ling.lu.se/disseminations/pdf/47/Flyman.pdf

This study describes communicativity in three classrooms, and compares students’ communicative behavior in different types of activities.

http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol37/no3/p27.htm

This article discusses reconciling the communicative approach with the emphasis on grammar and translation so common to EFL teaching in many settings.

http://www.eslminiconf.net/march2005/ncaa.html

The communicative approach and basketball? Click and read to find out more.