In the second half of the XX century, it was the Communicative Approach which would break from the principles of their antecessors, the Audiolingual Method and the Grammar-Translation paradigm. It is correct to say that, in Communicative Language Teaching,
preference should be given to materials and tasks that reflect real-life situations.
full priority must be given to the development of the oral skills - listening and speaking.
language rules and forms are of secondary importance and need not be formally taught.
learning activities are to be carefully prepared so as to prevent the occurrence of errors.
no native language is to be employed during classes and activities.