Reflection on Tutorial Task Week 3
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First and foremost, I could literally say that the tutorial task for this week was the toughest. Out of other tutorials for this semester, this one was the most challenging as we need to read articles regarding the Communicative Teaching and Learning (CLT) by Spada & Sauvignon. Therefore, my group and I had to read the articles intensively in order to identify the theories included in the articles. However, as Anasuhah mentioned in her blog, we could at least grasp what CLT is and some of the theories involved in CLT as we have been exposed to it in the previous semester. With the help of our lecturer's slides, we managed to understand and relate the theories altogether. At least, we have been familiarized with CLT before, thus it is slightly easier for us to comprehend what we read.
From what I have learnt, CLT is the idea of studying/learning a language for communicative purposes. A learner should be taught with the methods of learning that is proportionate with CLT theories. There are 5 types of competence a learner should acquire which are communicative, strategic, discourse, linguistic and socio-linguistic. CLT is also letting learners to determine whether to use the language formally or informally, depending on to whom they are speaking to, and in what context does the discourse occurred, along with to what extent are they having the conversation. CLT is a very important theory as it supports the means of learning a language. That is: To be able to use the language to communicate.
However, during this week, I admit that reading the articles was very confusing, and I had quite a hard time figuring what Spada & Sauvignon were delivering through the articles. The most probable reason to this matter is because some of the words used are seemingly uncommon, as well as the long sentences throughout the articles. As future teachers, I need to be not just familiar with CLT but also deepen my knowledge and understanding in it so that I would be able to create activities and lesson corresponding to CLT aims and theories.
From what I have learnt, CLT is the idea of studying/learning a language for communicative purposes. A learner should be taught with the methods of learning that is proportionate with CLT theories. There are 5 types of competence a learner should acquire which are communicative, strategic, discourse, linguistic and socio-linguistic. CLT is also letting learners to determine whether to use the language formally or informally, depending on to whom they are speaking to, and in what context does the discourse occurred, along with to what extent are they having the conversation. CLT is a very important theory as it supports the means of learning a language. That is: To be able to use the language to communicate.
However, during this week, I admit that reading the articles was very confusing, and I had quite a hard time figuring what Spada & Sauvignon were delivering through the articles. The most probable reason to this matter is because some of the words used are seemingly uncommon, as well as the long sentences throughout the articles. As future teachers, I need to be not just familiar with CLT but also deepen my knowledge and understanding in it so that I would be able to create activities and lesson corresponding to CLT aims and theories.
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