Chilean national English curriculum combines the Communicative Approach with Natural Approach, Cooperative Learning, Content-Based Instruction and Task-Based Language Teaching

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Description

The review describes the Chilean National Curriculum's English programs as anchored in the Communicative Approach and supplemented by four further approaches promoting communication. It states: "Themain contributions come from: a) Natural Approach; b) CooperativeLearning; c) Content-Based Instruction and d) Task-Based Language teaching". The curriculum emphasizes development of critical and creative thinking, teaching of learning strategies, communicative tasks, connections, culture, the writing process, and ICT and multimodal texts (MINEDUC, 2015), with class activities involving pair work, role play, problem solving and collaborative group projects.

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Context

Requirements

• Class objectives address all language components (vocabulary, topics, grammar, strategies, functions) across the four skills of listening, reading, writing, and speaking

Constraints

• The pattern is prescribed by the Chilean Ministry of Education curriculum, mandatory from fifth grade (students 10 years old)

Target Learners

• Chilean students aged 10–18 in mandatory English schooling, plus tertiary learners

Learning Goals

• Communicative competence: using English to interact and communicate relevant messages in contextualized, meaningful ways

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Key Sources

• Philominraj, A., Ranjan, R., Ubilla Rosales, L., Cocio, A., & Brauchy Castillo, J. G. (2023). Methodology to the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language: A Systematic Review. MEXTESOL Journal, 47(2). https://www.mextesol.net/journal/

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title	Chilean national English curriculum combines the Communicative Approach with Natural Approach, Cooperative Learning, Content-Based Instruction and Task-Based Language Teaching
description	The review describes the Chilean National Curriculum's English programs as anchored in the Communicative Approach and supplemented by four further approaches promoting communication.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-31
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