What is it going to be form-focused or communicative or a combination of both? Back up your thoughts with some of the studies in LS Ch. 6
All students are different; therefore, students learn differently. “Reflective classrooms” must implement both methods, the form-focused and the communicative language teaching combined. As reflective teachers, we must implement the best approach according to our students needs.
According to Lightbown (2000), the communicative language instruction in general can indeed increase learners’ levels of attainment (p. 279). In my opinion, I will implement both approaches; however, I feel that the communicative language approach is more of my kind of teaching; it’s interactive, student based, task based, real-world and meaningful experiences. On the other hand, according to Williams (2005), the effectiveness of form-focused instruction raises more questions than answers (p. 278).
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