Jack C Richards - Communicative Language Teaching Today

Title:
Communicative Language Teaching Today
Author:
Jack C. Richards
Publisher:
Cambridge
Page:
45
Format:
PDF
Size:
632 KB

The ever-growing need for good communication skills in English has created a huge demand for English teaching around the world. Millions of people today want to improve their command of English or to ensure that their children achieve a good command of English. And opportunities to learn English are provided in many different ways such as through formal instruction, travel, and study abroad, as well as through the media and the internet. The world-wide demand for English has created an enormous demand for quality language teaching and language teaching materials and resources. Learners set themselves demanding goals. They want to be able to master English to a high level of accuracy and fluency. Employers too insist that their employees have good English language skills, and fluency in English is a prerequisite for success and advancement in many fields of employment in today’s world. The demand for an appropriate teaching methodology is therefore as strong as ever.

In this booklet we will examine the methodology known as Communicative Language Teaching or CLT and explore...

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