CLT

Question 1

In Brandl (2021) book, how it is defined CLT?

Answer 1

General methodological principles that function as a theoretical and practical guideleness.

Question 2

How is defined TPR?

Answer 2

A technique

Question 3

What is the CLT goal that aligns with Hymes (1972)?

Answer 3

To make use of real-life situations that necessitate communication.

Question 4

What is a form of CLT?

Answer 4

TBLT -> it is the unit of operation for teaching (Branden, 2009).

Question 5

Adapted from Doughty and Long (2003), what is the first principle?

Answer 5

Central unit of instruction task-based

Tasks form part of a daily and long-term lesson planning, each one of them gives learners a clear goal and purpose to use the language.

These should focus on communicative skills through social interaction, where grammar and vocabulary are supports.

• Tasks would help S to receive input through social interaction and acquisition when they negotiate meaning.

Question 6

What is the second principle?

Answer 6

Promote learning by doing or hands-on approach

Cognitive engagement helps them to better integrate meanings to LTM and easily retrieve if tied to real-world events.

Question 7

What is the third principle?

Answer 7

Input needs to be rich

“When we were kids, we had rich input everywhere on how to use our language”.

Aunthentic language: It comes from the teacher using the TL and even from their peers.

Aunthentic materials: These includes a wide range and realistic samples of discourse native and non-native speakers, such as videos, audios. Including the ones that were not prepared for pedagogical purposes.

Question 8

What is the fourth principle?

Answer 8

Input needs to be meaningful, comprehensible, and elaborated

Relatable to the existing knowledge the S already possess.

Once we have our aunthentic materials and the use of extensive TL, we should add modified discourse and language to make comprehensible.

• Confirmation and comprehension checks, body language, modelling, visual representations, rate of speech.

Question 9

What is the fifth principle?

Answer 9

Promote cooperation and collaborative learning -> strong facilitator of learning.

S work cooperatively on a language learning task or to achieve a goal through comminicative use of TL.

• Interaction and negotiation of meaning.
• Vygotsky (1978) recognizes the importance of experts to help S reach a potential that exceeds their current level.

Question 10

What is the sixth principle?

Answer 10

Focus on form

Focus in explicit grammar teaching, emphasizing form-meaning connection.

Question 11

What is the seventh principle?

Answer 11

Provide error-corrective feedback

It focuses on two types of feedback, the positive and the negative.
The + is used when we congratulate a good use of the language.
The - is used when there are wrong forms in the language, being useful to help S to progress and modify language.

• The less effective of feedback is recasts and the best one it is the metalinguistic feedback and clarification. The last ones are direct on the error correction, making S aware that there was a problem in their speech.

Question 12

What is the eighth principle?

Answer 12

Recognize and respect affective factors of learning

Attitudes, motivations, performance anxiety, and achievements.

Krashen’s (1983) Affective Filter Hypothesis an essential element.