2013

WELCOME to
Teaching English as a Foreign
Language PRESENTED BY
Merryana Christiani 201012500982

Competency-Based Language Teaching

(CBLT)

Background

CBE Described by Schenk 1978

CBLT Movement

Approach : Theory of Language and Learning of

CBLT

Design : Objectives, Syllabus, Learning activities,

Role of Learners, Teachers and Materials
Syllabus according to R. Docking (1994)
Start with field of knowledge
Subject based content and syllabus
Objectives
Assessment based on norm referencing
Receiving marks for performances

 CBLT
Designed not around the notion of subject knowledge but around the
notion of competency
Focuses on what students can do with language not what they know
about language
Competency consists of knowledge attitudes, behaviors, for real tasks
and activities

Explanation about relation between competencies and

job performance
Docking (1994: 11)
A unit of competency
a role, function, task or learning module
Change over time, show difference from context to context
An element of competency any quality or characteristic of an individual
specific knowledge, attitudes, thinking process, perceptual and physical
skills independent of context and time building block

Tollefson (1986)
Observed that the analysis of jobs dont develop teaching objectives, they go
back to the nineteenth century.

Auerbach in 1986 Provides Eight key

features of CBE programs in ESL
A focus on successful functioning in society
A focus on life skills
Task-or performance-centered orientation
Modularized instruction
Outcomes that are made explicit a priori
Continuous and on going assessment
Demonstrated mastery of performance objectives
Individualized, student-centered instruction

Procedure

Spoken & Written English have 4

stages of Competencies
1.Knowledge and Learning
Competencies
2.Oral Competency
3.Reading Competency
4.Writing Competency

Conclusio
n enthusiasm
Embraced with

Criticized practically and philosophically

No valid procedures available
Impossibility of applying needed competencies
(adult living, survival, functioning proficiently in
the community)
CBLT Perspective
CBLT Appearance
It can confidently be said, as we enter a new
millennium, that the business of improving learning
competencies and skills will remain one of the
worlds fastest growing industries and priorities.

English is a difficult language------ for some

A few days ago, Prime Minister Mori was given some Basic English
conversation training before he visits washington and meets president Barack
Obama.
The instructor told Mori Prime Minister, when you shake hand with President
Obama, please say how are you?.
Then Mr Obama should say, I am fine, and you?
Now you should say me too
Afterwards we, translator, will do the work for you.
It looks quite simple, but the truth is.....
When Mori met Obama, he mistakenly said who are you? (Instead of How
are you?)
Mr Obama was a bit shocked but still managed to react with humor: Well, Im
Michelles husband, ha-ha...
Then Mori replied Me too, ha-ha...