N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

We may regard CLT as a kind of approach rather than a kind of method so far. Communicative competence may be defined as an ability to make sense as a participant in discourse by the skillful deployment of shared knowledge of code resources and rules of language use. Just as Audiolingual Method has been criticized in reflecting as appropriate methodology in America. Situational Approach has no longer been felt to reflect a methodology appropriate since 1970s. Combined with the features of interactive process of humanistic approach to teaching, CLT makes one of the most appealing approach nowadays. Although we cannot say that CLT is final solution to foreign language teaching, it can not be doubted that it made another new era in language teaching. Although CLT may have some new information and insights to contribute, it may be difficult to adopt a whole new approach to the teaching of foreign language. Most language teachers, I suppose, will agree intuitively to the claim that language students should he exposed to appropriate samples of language and given relevent and motivating activities to help them learn. I believe this is that CLT should do and I think that there is something important in this. Although its philosophy is a little confused nowadays, its heart is firmly rooted, and in some ways it has done a lot of good for language teaching methodology. However, theoretical confusion can lead to practical inefficiency, and this can do a lot of harm, with time and effort being wasted on unprofitable activities while important priorities arc ignored. We need to ask ourselves in order to get clear answers to the various questions ; Whether it is suited to EFL situations, whether it requires existing grammar-based syllabus to abandoned or merely revised, how it can be adopted in situations where stuednts must continue to take grammar-based tests. Solving such kinds of questions may mean to a large degree a success of CLT in Korea. At the same time we need to try to fashion an integrate and comprehensive understanding of how learners acquire the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in EFL situations.