Psychological and Pedagogical Implements of Communicative Language Teaching and Total Physical Response Methods

Abstract

The current study aims at investigating the psychological and pedagogical implements of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and the Total Physical Response (TPR) in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). The main focus of this study is on the principles and techniques of these two teaching methods, in addition to their psychological and pedagogical implements in EFL classes. The study, which follows the descriptive-analytical method, also scrutinizes the techniques utilized showing their crucial role in transferring the teachers’ role from knowledge importing to stimulators for interactive learning. The main results showed that the use of these two methods could play an active role in enhancing learners’ dependency, minimizing their shyness, raising their motivation, and activating both hemispheres of the brain. Some psychological and pedagogical implements and recommendations have been stated at the end of the study.