This book provides an introduction to communicative language teaching for practising classroom teachers.

The communicative approach is changing the face of foreign language teaching. It provides an introduction to communicative language teaching for practising classroom teachers. The author gives a single coherent account of the basic communicative ideas, emphasizing those aspects most important in the classroom so that teachers can integrate the new ideas into their own familiar methods. He stresses that a knowledge of grammar remains essential for effective communication.

' ? a breath of fresh air ? a useful, concise, well-argued and interesting introduction. Any language teacher would do well to read it.' World Language English