Application of CLT in Computer-Based Teaching of Listening and Speaking

Yuhui Liu

College of Foreign Languages, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.

DOI: 10.4236/ojml.2014.42024                

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.

Keywords

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Authentic Communicative Environment, Teaching of Listening and Speaking

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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