ESL job interview question: Tell us about the communicative language teaching method

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The Communicative Language Teaching Method can be used successfully at various levels because it motivates students and enhances the development of the four basic language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - in real-life situations. In addition to language skills, students develop their life skills. This method also develops critical thinking skills.

Practical experience of most teachers showed that the Communicative Language Teaching Method is a very effective method of teaching foreign languages worldwide.