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How Important is Standard English To The Japanese in the Global Job Market?

March 31, 2007 – 2:04 am

A second language is an asset.
Fluency in more than one language has always been an asset even if you don’t plan to visit another country. This is especially true for the Japanese worker in the field of technology as well as some of the other fields. With the advent of today’s technology employees [...]

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What Is the Outcome?

March 16, 2007 – 10:47 pm

Learning through the communicative approach means the learned language becomes a true means of expression. Even values and judgment can be articulated. Learners will gain a functional knowledge of the language that meets whatever specific or general communication needs they may have.

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What Is The Goal Of Communicative Method Of Teaching Language?

March 16, 2007 – 10:46 pm

Having a technical knowledge of a foreign language is not enough. The learner may be able to read the target language and understand others or even converse on a limited basis with a fluent speaker. But technical knowledge does not mean that all necessary thoughts, ideas, concepts, emotions, and meaning, are truly exchanged. The non-native [...]

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How Does It Work?

March 16, 2007 – 10:44 pm

Since the communicative method is geared to each learner, the experience and techniques used will vary, but such learning is invariably exciting and full of possibility. Any activity that involves authentic communication may be used. Practicality is stressed. Activities can include one-to-one or small group interaction involving discussion and negotiation, practicing language through role-playing, learning [...]

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What is the Communicative Teaching Method?

March 16, 2007 – 10:23 pm

The “communicative approach to the teaching of foreign languages” — also known as Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) or the “communicative approach” — emphasizes learning a language through genuine communication. Learning a new language is easier and more enjoyable when it is truly meaningful.
Communicative teaching is based on the work of sociolinguists who theorized that an [...]

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