The Communicative Approach/An cur chuige cumarsáideach
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The communicative approach to language teaching
Listen to Dr. Kènia Puig i Planella talking about the communicative approach to language teaching. This is the approach recommended in Curaclam na Gaeilge and in the teacher guidelines for Modern Languages in Primary Schools and it can also be used teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL). Kènia talks about the benefits of using the communicative approach in language teaching, the three stages in a communicative lesson, and some common misconceptions about the approach.
An cur chuige cumarsáideach agus múineadh teangacha
Éist leis an Dr Kènia Puig i Planella ag labhairt faoin gcur chuige cumarsáideach. Seo an cur chuige atá molta i gCuraclam na Gaeilge, sna treoirlínte do mhúinteoirí maidir le Nuatheangacha sa Bhunscoil, agus is féidir é a úsáid freisin nuair a bhíonn an Béarla á mhúineadh mar theanga bhreise (EAL). Labhraíonn Kènia faoi na buntáistí a bhaineann leis an gcur chuige cumarsáideach, faoi na tréimhsí éagsúla i gceacht cumarsáideach agus déanann sí tagairt do roinnt míthuairimí faoin gcur chuige.
Dr. Kènia Puig i Planella is a Project Leader for Spanish with the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative. She works with teachers on a regional basis, supporting them across the four languages of the initiative - French, German, Italian and Spanish. Prior to this, Kènia lectured in the school of Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies in DCU, where she completed her PhD in second language acquisition.
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