Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria “CMC” IN CLT TO TEACH ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINEE UIN SULTAN SYARIF KASIM RIAU 2009

1. WHAT IS CLT? CLT as Linguist CLT as methodologists CLT as theoreticians Teaching about language to use language appropriately for communication (Berns, 1990) Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria

2. Implementation of CLT It is in need of innovation and modification Socio-cultural Economic Educational background Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria

3. What is CMC? Text-based communications carried out through the use of networked personal computers Help reducing cultural barriers in students-students-teacher interactions during language learning process Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria

4. Why CMC should be incorporated in the implementation of CLT in EFL? CMC Significantly reduces cultural barriers of students of students-students-teacher communications. CMC helps shy and reluctant students communicate freely and more confidently (ASHIE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 2001). CMC provides both teachers and students with variety of authentic teaching/learning materials. CMC provides native socio-cultural exposures of the foreign Language to students. CMC helps EFL teachers perform teaching responsibilities which they are not confident. Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria

5. Incorporating CMC into CLT EFL classrooms with internet connection Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria

One computer EFL classroom with network connection. Only the teacher uses the computer and he or she provides a projector Computer Laboratory EFL classroom with network connection, all of the students are provided computer Only Computer, there is no network connection( the teacher can provide CD Room, or saving the materials from the web into computer) CMC categories of EFL Classroom Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria

CMC or Computer Mediated Communication is an innovation and modification of communicative language teaching approach in teaching English communicatively. Background:  Teaching English not teaching language (traditional view)  Teaching English is to use the language appropriately for communication NATURE OF CMC Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria

CMC reduces cultural values and norms that may cause students’ reluctant in using English it helps shy students to communicate freely it provides authentic materials it provides natural communicative it helps the teachers in preparing their materials or strategies in teaching process Reasons of using CMC in implementing CLT: Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria

Poor educational management Limited financial function Challenging in implementing the CMC Copyright © 2009 Ari Satria