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The development of Communicative
Language Teaching (CLT) brought
with it a methodology which
emphasised communication in the
classroom, pair and group activities
and student involvement in the
learning process.
Positive uses of TTT
In recent years, approaches other
than CLT have suggested that TTT
may not always be counterproductive
and can be used to good effect. The
teacher provides good listening
practice which is not inhibited by the
sound quality of a tape or CD player
and which is accompanied by visual
clues to aid comprehension. In a
monolingual
teaching
context
overseas, the teacher may provide a
valuable source of authentic listening,
exposing learners to a limited amount
of new language, and ‘roughly tuning’
input to assist comprehension. In
some circumstances, the teacher may
be the only source of models of good,
natural language.
Reflection