Grammar and Vocabulary

Is there a place for grammar and vocabulary in the communicative approach?
Some teachers might have heard that grammar is not really taught in communicative approaches to language teaching. Early on, some practitioners did indeed move away from directly dealing with grammar. But if we see grammar and vocabulary as the building blocks of the language, both are needed to create meaning as effectively as possible. So, grammar definitely has its place in the modern communicative classroom, as well as vocabulary. Assessing them is appropriate, both separately and through the four skills, as long as we do it in an effective way.

Source: British Council