A Study on The Application of communicative Approach in Elt Classes

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the use of communicative language teaching in Nepalese context. Thechiefobjectiveof the study wasto find out the challenges faced by English language teachersand studentsin the use of communicative language.It also aimed to suggest the effective strategies for effective implementation of communicative approach.To achieve the objectives, researchtools like: questionnaire to the English teachers,interview schedule,class observation form and questionnaire to the students were prepared.The studywasconducted in Morang district. Twenty secondary schools of Morang district were selected for the collection of data from the English language teachers and students of those schools.The 20 teachers fromgovernment aidedand private schoolsand twenty students of class 10 of the very schoolswere taken as the sample of the study.After preparing the tools, the researcher visited the selected schools for collectingdata. Differentviews towards communicative language teachingfrom bothsampledteachers and studentswere taken byadministering questionnaireandface to face interview.To see the practicalityof using communicative language teaching,English classes were observed byusing observationchecklist.After the interpretation and analysis of the data,the main findingderivedwas that there are some factors such asinsufficient training on ELT,lackof sound knowledge on communicative approach and large size of the class which preventedthe teachersand studentsfromusingcommunicative method in their language teachinglearningclassroomsat secondary level. The presentstudyconsists offivechapters. The first chapterconsists ofGeneral Background,English Language Teaching in Nepal,Communicative Approach and its Relevance,Statement of Problem,Objective of the Study,Research Questions, Significance of the Study or Rationale of the studyandDelimitation of the Study. The second chapter deals withReview of Related Literature, Implication of Reviewed Literature, Theoretical Framework and Conceptual Framework. Similarly, the third chapter deals with Methods and Procedures of the Study, Design of the Study, Sample Population, Sampling Procedures, DataCollection Tools and Data Collection Procedures.Thefourthchapter is the body ofthethesis. It is concerned with analysis, interpretation and presentation of the collected data.The analysis is done in two sections: the first section deals with the analysis of collected data in terms of strategies and the second section gives some suggestions for effective implementation of CLT in secondary level ELT classes. The lastchapter(i.e. chapter 5)dealswith thesummary,findings and recommendations derived from this research.