The document discusses the principles and goals of communicative language teaching. It advocates for developing all aspects of communicative competence, including linguistic, pragmatic, and sociolinguistic skills. Classroom activities should focus on interaction, negotiation of meaning, and balancing fluency and accuracy. The teacher's role is to create a supportive environment where learners can collaborate and take risks in using the target language. Authentic materials and roles are important, and evaluation should not reference "native-like" abilities given today's multicultural world.