Application of CLT in Computer-Based Teaching of Listening and Speaking ()
Abstract
This paper
introduces the theory of communicative competence by Hymes, the interpretation
of communicative competence by Canale & Swain, the elements of efficient
communication by Widdowson respectively, and the limitation of the previous
application in China with the teaching environment of Classroom plus
blackboard, analyzes the necessity and feasibility of creating authentic
communicative environment by using communicative language teaching (CLT) in
teaching listening and speaking with the help of computers and websites, and discusses
the components of the learning and teaching model in the authentic
communicative environment by using CLT with the feedback and evaluation from
both the students and the teachers.
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Liu, Y. (2014) Application of CLT in Computer-Based Teaching of Listening and Speaking.
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics,
4, 301-306. doi:
10.4236/ojml.2014.42024.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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