英语学科教学论 (6).ppt

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1、English Language Teaching MethodologyCommunicative Principles(2)Unit 2 Communicative Principles and Task-based Language TeachingUsed in real life Perform certain communicative functionsUse all four skillsLanguage is used in a certain context Traditional pedagogy Focus on forms rather than functions

2、Focus on one or two skillsIsolate language from its context 2.3 Language use in real life VS traditional pedagogyWe should teach that part of the language that will be used(rather than all parts f the language);We should teach language in the way it is used in the real world.a big gap 1)In real life

3、,language is used to perform certain communicative functions;in a traditional language classroom,the teaching focus is often on forms rather than functions.2)In real language use we use all skills,including receptive skills such as listening and reading,and productive skills such as speaking and wri

4、ting.3)In reality language is always used in a certain context,but traditional pedagogy tends to isolate language from its context.Major difference between Language use in real life and language in the classroomThe ultimate goal of foreign language teaching is to enable students to use the foreign l

5、anguage in work or life when necessary.Thus we should teach that part of the language that will be used(rather than all parts of the language);language in the way it is used in the real world.Very often,there is a big gap between the language used in real life and the language learned in classrooms.

6、2.4 Communicative competenceThe adoption of Communicative Language Teaching(CLT)is one possible solution to bridge the gap between classroom language teaching and real-life language use.The goal of CLT is to develop students communicative competence.2.4 Communicative competenceFive dimensions of com

7、municative competence 02 2.4 Communicative competence01Definition of communicative competenceIt includes the knowledge about the language and the knowledge about how to use the language appropriately in a communicative situation.Speakers not only have to know functional meaning of the language but a

8、lso the social context where the message is given.2.4.1 Definition of communicative competenceLinguistic competence:is concerned with knowledge of the language itself,its form and meaning.(grammatically acceptable)Pragmatic competence:is concerned with the appropriate use of the language in social c

9、ontext.(appropriately use)Discourse competence:refers to ones ability to create coherent written text or conversation and the ability to understand them.(understandable)Strategic competence:similar to communication strategies.It refers to strategies one employs when there is communication breakdown

10、due to lack of resources.Fluency:ones ability to“link units of speech together with facility and without strain or inappropriate slowness or undue hesitation”.2.4.2 Five dimensions of communicative competence 2.5 Principles of CLTThe communication principleActivities that involve real communication

11、promote learning.The task principleActivities in which language is used for carrying out meaningful tasks promote learning.The meaningfulness principleLanguage that is meaningful to the learner supports the learning process.Two versions of CLT(Howatt,1984)Weak versionLearners first acquire language

12、as a structural system and then learn how to use it in communication.Teaching of language of forms and functions is the necessary means for helping learners to develop the ability to use them for communication.Strong versionIt claims that language is acquired through communication.This means learners discover the structural system in the process of learning how to communicate.Experiences of using the language is the main means for leaning a language.hank you for watching