3. The Features of CLT
- Focus on negotiation of meaning and meaningful communication (rather than
linguistic structures)
- Focus on active learning and active learners (collaboration among learners and
purposeful interactions)
- Focus on the affective domain of the classroom and creating a language-
learning environment that supports risk-taking by the learners, i.e., a community of
learners
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Focus on “whole learner,” i.e., learner with his/her own learning style + person
with emotions and individual needs
- Focus on teachers as facilitators
- Use
of “authentic” materials, i.e., materials aimed at native English speakers
rather than ESL learners, and realia, i.e., real objects from a native-English speaking
culture, such as an advertisement
- Use of a variety of strategies, which address different learning styles and
language skills
- Tolerance for errors
- Teaching of target language culture(s) to accompany language teaching
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