Communicative language Teaching – A Standard Method to Teach Language Globally

Abstract

Communicative language learning surpasses all the other methods of teaching like audio – lingual, grammar translation, direct method which concentrates mainly on grammar, theory and rote learning. It gives emphasis to student’s active participation in the classroom, hence it is student – oriented with less interference of the teacher. It gives importance to the function (use of language) than the form (structure of language). The role of the teacher, the difference between audio-lingual and CLT method and the importance of CLT is discussed.