THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN THE CONTEXT OF ONLINE LEARNING: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Authors

  • Nguyen Thi Minh Hieu Van Hien University, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Truong Giang Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam
  • Tran Tuyen University of Education and Technology, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Loc Ba Ria – Vung Tau University, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Dinh Nhu Ha Nong Lam University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v7i3.4251

Keywords:

communicative language teaching, online language learning, online language teaching

Abstract

With the occurrence of the COVID-19 crisis, there has been dramatically growth and adoption of online education. As a consequence of the epidemic, institutes have been compulsory to close, and teaching and learning have changed fully to home studying. As a result, numerous educational institutions have adopted online teaching and learning on a massive scale. To combine the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach with a framework of computer-assisted language learning seems to be the best strategy during a coronavirus outbreak. This study offers a survey of the literature on Communicative Language Teaching in the situation of online teaching and studying. This paper begins with an overview, definition, and characteristics of CLT. It then examines how CLT can be beneficial in a virtual classroom: advantages and disadvantages. Besides, it discusses the approaches to using CLT in online teaching and learning. This paper's goal is to provide an effective overview that can be used for online language instruction. The study will add to our understanding of Communicative Language Teaching and its use in an online setting.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Nguyen Thi Minh Hieu, Van Hien University, Vietnam

    Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Hieu is currently a lecturer in English language at Van Hien University, Vietnam. She has had over three years of teaching English skills to non-English and English major students. Her academic areas of interest mostly lie in technology in language teaching and English teaching methodologies.

  • Nguyen Truong Giang, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam

    Mr. Giang Nguyen Truong is currently a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam. He has had more than nine years of teaching English to non-English major students. His academic areas of interest are teaching methodology as well as British and American literature.

  • Tran Tuyen, University of Education and Technology, Vietnam

    Mr. Tran Tuyen is a doctor in education. He is currently a lecturer at the Institute of Technological Education, Vietnam.

  • Nguyen Loc, Ba Ria – Vung Tau University, Vietnam

    Mr. Nguyen Loc is a professor in education. He is currently the principal of Ba Ria-Vung Tau University, Vietnam.

  • Nguyen Dinh Nhu Ha, Nong Lam University, Vietnam

    Nguyen Dinh Nhu Ha is an English lecturer at Nong Lam University, Vietnam. He has been teaching English for more than 10 years. His academic areas of interest are teaching methodology, English for specific purposes and education technology.

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2022-04-23

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2022)

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