Communicative Language Teaching
An Introduction

An introduction to communicative language teaching for practising classroom teachers.

William Littlewood (Author)

9780521281546, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 31 March 1981

122 pages
22.7 x 15.3 x 0.9 cm, 0.213 kg

' … a breath of fresh air … a useful, concise, well-argued and interesting introduction. Any language teacher would do well to read it.' World Language English

The communicative approach is changing the face of foreign language teaching. It provides an introduction to communicative language teaching for practising classroom teachers. The author gives a single coherent account of the basic communicative ideas, emphasizing those aspects most important in the classroom so that teachers can integrate the new ideas into their own familiar methods. He stresses that a knowledge of grammar remains essential for effective communication.

Subject Areas: ELT: teaching theory & methods [EBA]