A Study on The Application of communicative Approach in Elt Classes
Date
2015
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Faculty of Education
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.
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Language Teaching, Communicative Approach