Competency Based Language Teaching

foreign [Music] language teaching cblt is an application of the principles of cbe2 and language setting Richards and Rogers 2001. its earliest applications were probably in adult survival language programs for immigrants [Music] cblt demands that language be connected to a social context rather than being taught in isolation cplt requires Learners to demonstrate that they can use the language to communicate effectively in cblt students learn to use the language in authentic situations ncblt students learn to use the language in authentic situations likely to be encountered outside the classroom for instance a student might have to fill out

an application form provide a personal medical history or give directions on how to complete a specific task although students must practice in order to become competent competencies are not practice activities competences are not activities done for the sake of giving a student a grade nor are done only to allow a student to become better at a task competencies are practical applications of of language in context cblt requires a new approach to teaching although not one that is necessarily new most of the language educators classes must be students entered with a focus on what students can

do the ability to recite grammar rules or to identify errors in a written practice is not sufficient to meas measure competence students must demonstrate that they can accomplish specific tasks that are likely to be encountered in the real world using the target language [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music]