the communicative approach
noun /ðə kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv əprəʊtʃ/
/ðə kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪv əprəʊtʃ/
[singular] (also communicative language teaching [uncountable])
- a method of teaching a foreign language that stresses the importance of learning to communicate information and ideas in the language