According to Richards; Rodgers (2001, p.16) “approaches and ...

According to Richards; Rodgers (2001, p.16) “approaches and methods can be studied not as prescriptions for how to teach but as a source of well-used practices, which teachers can adapt or implement based on their own needs”.

Read the following statements about five current communicative approaches and check if they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

( ) The Communicative Language Teaching approach states that learning is a process of creative construction and involves trial and error.

( ) According to the Natural Approach, a focus on comprehension and meaningful communication as well as the provision of the right kinds of comprehensible input provide the necessary and sufficient conditions for successful classroom second and foreign language acquisition.

( ) Cooperative learning is the instructional use of small groups through which students work together without accomplishing shared goals.

( ) Content-Based Instruction refers to an approach to second language teaching in which teaching is organized around the substance or subject matter that students learn or communicate through language rather than the language used to convey it.

( ) In the Task-based Language Teaching approach the activities and tasks can be either those that learners might need to achieve in real life or those that have a pedagogical purpose specific to the classroom.

Choose the alternative which CORRECTLY shows if the statements are TRUE or FALSE: