Different approaches to teaching english stative verbs in esl classroom

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The approach of "Communication Language Teaching," which focuses on increasing language learners' communicative abilities, is discussed in this article. CLT approach which is well known among foreign language teachers as a practical teaching approach to create the context of authentic language use in the classroom. The research is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of our effort to change traditional teaching practice. Furthermore, it discusses the challenges of putting the most successful strategies into practice. A number of suggestions have been included to apply the most advanced methods of interaction into the teaching process. Key words: CLT, communicative competence, linguistic competence, target language, role plays, games, dialogues, problem-solving, discussions, theories, practices Every English sentence have a verb. The verb could be classified as dynamic, stative or both. A dynamic verb describes an action whereas, stative verb describes a condition. This classification is important because it determines how the verb can and can not be used. Knowing the difference between stative and dynamic verbs will help you speak and write correctly and avoid basic errors in exams or social, academic, and business situations. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach has a great advantage to develop a knowledge about verbs. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is the language teaching approach which began in Britain in the mid-2010s as a replacement for the earlier structural method. This approach starts from a theory of language as communication where the classroom goal of instruction is focused on developing learners' communicative 161 Topical issues of language training in the globalized world competence in the target language. CLT considers that a language is learned not by simply mastering structures but by achieving communicative proficiency. Therefore, students are encouraged to communicate using the target language through interaction from the beginning of the instruction. Communicative Approach emphasizes learning a foreign language through genuine communication. This method is the most student-centered, interactive, co- operative and content-based. According to educator Randall Gwin’s point of view, asking a student how to spell apple is not communicative because teacher already knows the answer; there is no real aim. [5] Asking a learner to spell what is his favorite fruit is communicative. The point is that teacher may not be sure of the answer. Including authentic materials to the characteristics of CLT method, it is concerned with the unique individual needs of each learner. Students should be given an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions. In addition, teaching foreign language through the functional and social interaction activities is the greatest demand of CLT. It is a fast and effective way to reach the goal of improving students’ communication skills. There are the following principles of Communicative Language Teaching: 1. The goal is to learn to communicate in the target language. 2. The emphasis is on meaning, comprehension, elaboration rather than on the structure and form of the language. 3. The use of authentic materials. 4. The teacher is a guide, counselor, organizer, facilitator who helps learners to communicate in English and motivates them to work with the language. 5. The personal experiences of language learners are considered as common factor of the classroom learning. 6. Learners interact with each other through pair or group work and through writing. In the classroom activities based on the principles of CLT are very essential to define the role of teacher and learners in the classroom. The activities adopted in CLT entailed new roles for language teachers and learners to assume during the lesson. The 162 Topical issues of language training in the globalized world role of the teacher in CLT is quite different from traditional teaching methods. As for teacher, he/she takes part in learning-teaching group as an independent participant rather than being a model for correct speech. The main role assumed for teacher is to facilitate and monitor communication process between all participants in the classroom. The CLT teacher is in charge for determining, responding to learner language needs, and developing a different view of learners’ errors. To sum up, the effectiveness of CLT approach has many advantages for both learners and teachers for several processes and essential skills of learning English language as a second foreign language. The only person who can define which of the strategies is the most appropriate for language learner is teacher. In other words, the teacher is only person who knows what to employ and how to employ. Concluding all the presented opinions, in order to have effective result, educator needs to choose perfect strategies considering all the factors of the learning and teaching process.