Question

What is placed at the very core of the Communicative Approach?

• A. Teacher-centered instruction and grammar drills
• B. Textbooks and pre-determined language structures
• C. Students and their communicative purposes
• D. Linguistic theories and their academic application

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Students and their communicative purposes

• The approach is learner-centered, not teacher-centered.

• Language teaching is based on learners’ real-life needs.

• This increases relevance and motivation.