Communicative Language Teaching

The communicative approach is changing the face of foreign language teaching. Communicative Language Teaching provides an introduction to communicative language teaching for practising classroom teachers. The author gives a single coherent account of the basic communicative ideas, emphasising 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.

Key features

• Written in an accessible style.
• Discusses the basic communicative ideas.
• Supports teachers to integrate the ideas into their own methods.