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In CLT, interaction is the means and also what?Read the answer and worked solution →In a CLT classroom, how is the teacher positioned?Read the answer and worked solution →Which skills does CLT develop before reading and writing?Read the answer and worked solution →What are authentic texts in CLT classes?Read the answer and worked solution →Who introduced the concept of communicative competence in 1966?Read the answer and worked solution →Hymes said that without rules of use, the rules of grammar would be what?Read the answer and worked solution →Hymes's communicative competence redefined what it meant to do what?Read the answer and worked solution →In Bachman's survey, grammatical competence is under what?Read the answer and worked solution →D. A. Wilkins defined language using which two categories?Read the answer and worked solution →The Dogme approach claims that published materials do what to communication?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the purpose of an information gap activity?Read the answer and worked solution →For an information gap task to work, learners need prior preparation in what?Read the answer and worked solution →Michael Swan criticised CLT for putting function ahead of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Swan also noted that CLT often fails to value which learner resource?Read the answer and worked solution →Elaine Ridge argued CLT falsely implies consensus on the definition of what?Read the answer and worked solution →What grammar criticism do some make of CLT?Read the answer and worked solution →Ridge noted CLT has nonspecific requirements, especially for teaching what?Read the answer and worked solution →Stephen Bax criticised CLT for being linked with what idea?Read the answer and worked solution →Which method was the primary one before CLT grew?Read the answer and worked solution →Which activity type do CLT teachers favour over grammar drills?Read the answer and worked solution →Which educator in 1965 urged a shift from drills toward communication?Read the answer and worked solution →Which learning idea did John Dewey write about in the late 19th century?Read the answer and worked solution →In which decades did CLT rise, partly answering limited success of older methods?Read the answer and worked solution →The grammar–translation method grew out of teaching which languages?Read the answer and worked solution →In grammar–translation classes, how do students apply grammatical rules?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is one of the two main goals of grammar–translation classes?Read the answer and worked solution →How are grammar rules learned in the grammar–translation method?Read the answer and worked solution →In the grammar–translation method, what gets more attention?Read the answer and worked solution →Which language usually runs grammar–translation classes?Read the answer and worked solution →Which skills get little or no practice in grammar–translation classes?Read the answer and worked solution →

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In CLT, interaction is the means and also what?

  1. The first step of rote drills
  2. A reward for exam success
  3. A substitute for vocabulary
  4. The ultimate goal of study
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Correct answer: D. The ultimate goal of study

1. CLT stresses interaction as both the route and the destination of learning. 2. The aim is the ability to communicate in the target language. 3. Exam rewards, vocabulary substitutes and rote drills are not what CLT names as its goal. _Source: Wikipedia, Communicative language teaching, Lead section_

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In a CLT classroom, how is the teacher positioned?

  1. As the sole authority on rules
  2. As a strict examiner of errors
  3. As a facilitator of communication
  4. As a reader of model texts
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Correct answer: C. As a facilitator of communication

1. CLT shifts attention to learners using the language. 2. The teacher therefore acts as a facilitator rather than an instructor. 3. Authority, examiner and reader roles belong to grammar-focused teaching. _Source: Wikipedia, Communicative language teaching, Lead section_

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Which skills does CLT develop before reading and writing?

  1. Translation and parsing
  2. Spelling and handwriting
  3. Dictionary and reference skills
  4. Sound oral and verbal skills
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Correct answer: D. Sound oral and verbal skills

1. CLT is described as a non-methodical system. 2. It works on developing sound oral and verbal skills first. 3. Reading and writing follow, so translation or spelling work does not come first. _Source: Wikipedia, Communicative language teaching, Lead section_

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