Teachers in the history of language learning and teaching have faced several methods that have been employed
to the course of language teaching and learning, among them, we have faced Communicative Language Teaching
(CLT).
Choose the CORRECT item that points the basic premises of this approach.
A It focuses on all the components of communicative competence, not only grammatical or linguistic competence;
engages learner in the programmatic, functional use of language for meaningful purposes; views fluency and
accuracy as complementary principles underpinning communicative techniques following the native speakers’
pronunciation as a model; and uses the language in unrehearsed contexts.
B It focuses on all the components of communicative competence, not only grammatical or linguistic competence;
engages learner in the programmatic, functional use of language for meaningful purposes; views fluency and
accuracy as complementary principles underpinning communicative techniques; and uses the language in
unrehearsed contexts.
C It focuses on all the components of communicative competence, including grammatical or linguistic competence;
engages learner in the programmatic, functional use of language for meaningful purposes; views fluency as
the most important principle underpinning communicative techniques; and uses the language in unrehearsed
contexts.
D It focuses on all the components of communicative competence, not only grammatical or linguistic competence;
engages learner in the programmatic, functional use of language for meaningful purposes, having drills as
a main technique; views fluency and accuracy as complementary principles underpinning communicative
techniques; and uses the language in unrehearsed contexts.
E It focuses on all the components of communicative competence, including grammatical or linguistic competence;
engages learner in the programmatic, functional use of language for meaningless purposes; views fluency and
accuracy as complementary principles underpinning communicative techniques; and uses the language in
rehearsed contexts.