Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

English Language Teaching in India: Communicative Language Teaching and Challenges

A. Clement, T. Murugavel

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Effective teaching is not about methods. It is about developing the knowledge of implementing them in real classroom situation. Teachers introduce different methods of teaching in their sessions which they have learnt from their teachers. Some methods yield unbelievable results as learners are motivated and participate in the sessions without inhibitions. Smart teachers identify the activities and methods that work for them and implement them continuously to different levels of learners. The field of language teaching has undergone many changes in the last decades as more methods have been introduced. It is also strongly acknowledged that there is no single method that meets the needs of all learners. But language experts and teachers have agreed on a single goal of language teaching: an ability to communicate in the target language. Communicative Language Teaching is based on the premise that the crucial purpose of language use is communication. Its chief goal is for learners to enhance communicative competence (Hymes 1971), or communicative ability. This paper discusses the factors that block the progress of English language teaching development in India.

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A. Clement, T. Murugavel English Language Teaching in India: Communicative Language Teaching and Challenges International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 8 August 2015

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