Teaching English Communicatively is a collection of 28 articles on a host of new concepts ideas and strategies that make the acquisition of English language skills less difficult and more interesting. In recent years as globalization and liberalization have linked up numerous nations and their economies and as the Internet becomes an ever intensifying buzz across our planet a range of fresh avenues have been opened up. But with proficiency in English being almost an essential qualification for entry into the global super market communicative skills in English have rapidly become a virtual passport for these newly created opportunities and the affluent lifestyles they signify.
The papers in this anthology bring out how ELT or English Language Teaching is an intriguing field thats constantly in a state of flux. One crucial approach thats gaining much momentum since the 1980s is CLT or communicative language teaching and this brief volume is a modest exploration of the multiple facets linked to this fascinating methodology. Besides articles on theories and principles of CLT the volume contains essays on experiments and innovations on CLT in India and several reflective pieces replete with ideas inputs and suggestions for teaching English the communicative way.
This book introduces and discusses concepts and practices that revolve around the CLT approach to acquiring language skills. It will be of interest to students teachers trainers researchers and all professionals linked to the vibrant and creative field of English language teaching thats emerged as one of the most dynamic fields of scholarly enquiry in recent times.
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