Communicative language 
 teaching makes use of real-
 life situations/contexts that 
 lead to communicating in 
 meaningful ways about 
 particular topics.
 What is the PURPOSE of 
 communication in this 
 lesson? What makes it 
 MEANINGFUL?
  Communicative Goal of this 
  brief lesson:
  Students will learn how to 
  greet a classmate, introduce 
  him/herself, ask the name of 
  his/her classmate and where 
  s/he is from.
 Which of the following is a communicative goal?
 A.  The objective of this lesson is to teach students 
     expressions for greetings, the first- and second- 
     person forms of the verb “to be” (e.g. I am 
     from…) and basic question forms.
 B.   In this lesson, students will greet each other    
       and learn where their classmates are from
       so that we can identify how many people are 
       from Ohio. 
 Which of the following is a communicative goal?
 A. In this lesson, students will learn the singular 
   and plural forms of the verb “to like” and six 
   different Italian foods.
 B. By the end of the lesson, students will be
       able to tell their partner which foods they like 
   and do not like from a typical Italian restaurant 
   menu.