CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

TEACHING METHODS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the teacher’s main role in CLT?
A
A negotiator (between himself, the learning processes, and the object of learning)
B
A facilitator and monitor, rather than leading the class
C
A facilitator and negotiator who leads the class
D
A negotiator and a monitor of the class
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The major role of the teacher in a CLT classroom is to be a facilitator. In the study, the author sought to find out if in the Lugari classrooms the teachers acted as facilitators. This was on the assumption that the listening and speaking skills were taught using the CLT approach.

Detailed explanation-2: -Richards and Rodgers (2001, p. 169) identified three main roles ascribed to the teacher within the CLT framework. The teacher is seen as a need analyst, a counselor and a group process manager.

Detailed explanation-3: -In CLT, the teacher is considered to be a need analyst. In the case of CommunicativeLanguage Teaching, the teacher ought to understand the needs of the learners and provideresponses to these needs. The teacher selects the activities of learning based on the interest andthe abilities of the learner.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main purpose behind communicative language teaching methods is to prepare students to be confident communicators in different real-life contexts, through repetitive oral practices and student-student cooperation. In CLT, communication is the end and the means of the teaching method.

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