Communicative approach to language teaching

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• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Applied Linguistics 1 The linguistic background
• On Communicative Competence (extracts)
• Towards a Sociological Semantics (extracts)
• Applied Linguistics 2 The background to teaching
• Directions in the Teaching of Discourse
• The Deep Structure of Discourse and the Use of Translation
• The Status of Pedagogical Grammars
• Grammatical, Situational and Notional Syllabuses
• Notional Syllabuses and the Concept of a Minimum Adequate Grammar
• Applied Linguistics 3 Applications and techniques
• Draft Outline of a European Unit/Credit System for Modern Language Learning byAdults (extract)
• The Threshold Level (extracts)
• The Teaching of English as Communication
• Teaching the Communicative Use of English
• Communicative Language Testing: Revolution or Evolution?
• Applied Linguistics 4 Methodological perspectives
• How Not to Interfere with Language Learning
• Language Learning through Communication Practice
• 'Communicative' Language Teaching: an Educational Perspective
• Communicative Approaches and Communicative Processes
• Conclusion
• Appendix: Extracts from teaching materials
• References
• Index