Communicative approach for English teaching

There never really was an approach that did not have successful communication as its end goal. Once upon a time people believed that in order to do that, you had to focus on grammar etc before launching into attempts at communication.

However, some old school proponents of a "communicative approach" have attempted to try and make people communicate in a foreign language without giving them much input, to have discussions without giving any feedback. Since that is such a blatantly poor method, the "communicative approach" as beloved of the universities now in reality generally consists of plodding through Headway and books of that kind.

In fact, some of the method schools follow approaches which are more strongly based upon genuine communication than books of that kind.

In short, "the communicative approach" is a hollowed out phrase which academics employ to make the poor people who have to write essays writhe and curse trying to work out what it means.

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can you give me some advises to speak english fluently because sometimes i want to express my ideas or my thinkings, however, i couldn't. i do not know why? can you help me?
i want to use correct words to express my feelings, but i couldn't. maybe, i forgot it ? i do not know why?

I need more details about the aspects of the communicative approach please. I'm a teacher in Bahrain and teach Arab people in secondary level.

hi we are having the same question...are you satisfied with their response?