Within the CRAPEL autonomous learning scheme, modular material is being developed for communicative oral expression. The purpose of this material is twofold: (1) to enable the learner to define his or her own needs in communicative terms, that is, to analyse a situation in terms of communicative acts needed in a given situation, the relationships between the speakers, and the necessary modulations; and (2) to give the learner material that will fit his or her needs. The modules are based on communicative exchanges. The exchange is analysed in the native language before the linguistic and paralinguistic features of the same exchange in the target language are introduced. The choice of material is fairly wide so that the learner can select what he or she needs to learn. The learner can then decide on the method, activities, and way to assess performance. The general introduction to the modules in English oral expression and a sample module are appended. (Author/AMH)