UNIT 3.1 - The Importance of Contextual Teaching in EFL

For years, many of us were taught English as a set of isolated rules: lists of vocabulary to memorize, grammar tenses on a whiteboard, and fill-in-the-blank exercises. While learners could often pass a test, they struggled to use the language in real life. This is the problem that Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) solves.Contextual teaching is the principle that language should never be presented in a vacuum. Instead, meaning, form and use should be anchored in a real, relevant, and memorable situation - a context.