ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Abstract

Today, increasing communication among people from various countries 
of the world increase not only the need of foreign language learning but also the 
methods, approaches and techniques. In parallel with these needs, Common European 
Framework of Reference for Languages (C.E.F.R.) suggests Action-Oriented 
Approach where the learners are “social agents”1. Learners/users are responsible for 
their own learning in this approach where the social dimension is first mentioned in 
language teaching. The need to use the language that emerged while fulfilling the tasks 
makes learning process effective and the learner active. Action oriented approach 
considers the learner as a social agent in classroom where learning is a social learning 
environment and develops linguistic and pragmatic skills besides communicative skills