Comparing NLP and Communicative Approach: A Study on Spoken Performance in ELT

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H. Sezgi Sarac
Ozdag Daglioglu Yazici

Abstract

Applications based on neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) in English language teaching (ELT) provide various means to make
learning more effective and involving. Nevertheless, research on NLP is often based upon descriptive rather than empirical
research. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of NLP applications in ELT via comparing it with
communicative approach (CA) to language teaching. In this study, a group of 4th grade students (N = 20) were observed in a
classroom in which CA techniques were applied. The students’ frequency of participation was recorded during two lessons. In
another two classes with the same group of students, the learners’ frequency of participation was evaluated in a classroom
setting where NLP techniques were applied. The results indicate that NLP-related applications are as efficient as CA
applications in achieving high level of learner participation and oral production.

Keywords: Neuro-linguistic programming, language teaching, young learners.

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Sarac, H. S., & Daglioglu Yazici, O. (2018). Comparing NLP and Communicative Approach: A Study on Spoken Performance in ELT. Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 8(2), 63–67. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjflt.v8i2.573
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