Second edition

Functional Approach
View of language: functions are the most important aspect of language.
View of language learning: as for PPP.
Classroom practices:
в The syllabus focuses on functions usually graded according to their frequency of use in practical daily life and to learners' communicative needs.
© The Functional Approach does not have any typical practices of its own. ft often makes use of PPP stages in lessons, or of communicative activities.


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Unit 15 Approaches to language teaching

Communicative approaches
View of language: communication is the most important aspect of language. Meaning is communicated through functions, grammar, vocabulary, discourse and skills.
View of language learning: the best way to learn language is to use it in interaction, rather than to learn about it.
Classroom practices:
@ The syllabus focuses on tasks, functions and topic areas based on learners' соmm unicalive needs.

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   Pair and group work enable lots of interaction to take place in the classroom, so they are a key part of classroom activities.
   

© Communicating meaning is very important.

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  Fluency is more important than accuracy. Classroom activities focus on fluency much more than accuracy.
  

@ Authentic materials (examples of real language used for real communication) provide useful input for learners and are therefore often used in the classroom.

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  In the classroom, learners become active users of the language; the teacher's role focuses particularly on setting up communicative activities, providing correction after fluency activities, and inputting language when needed.