scholarly journals Communicative Language Teaching Strategies for German as a Foreign Language in Uganda

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Sekiziyivu ◽  
Christopher B. Mugimu
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

The communicative language teaching (CLT) approach emphasizes the change in the role of the teacher from a transmitter of knowledge to a facilitator of language learning. Teachers must therefore, develop and utilize teaching strategies that enable learners to freely interact in a classroom environment to enhance the required communicative competences. However, in the Ugandan context where the curriculum is examination-driven, teacher competence is judged on the basis of students’ excellence in the final examinations. As such, teachers tend to focus on producing better grades, thereby neglecting learners’ acquisition of vital communicative competences. This paper spells out the teaching strategies teachers of German use to create a supportive environment for communicative language teaching and learning. A cross sectional survey research design was used in the study. Questionnaires, observations, and semi-structured interviews were used to gather data on teachers’ experiences regarding the teaching strategies used to support CLT approach. Findings revealed that the teaching strategies utilised by the teachers of German had very little bearing on the CLT approach. For instance, the classroom environment did not encourage free interaction among learners as required by the CLT approach. It was recommended that teachers be introduced to teaching strategies that are relevant to the CLT approach during their pre-and in-service training.

Lessons from “communicative language teaching” for Māori language teachers in English medium schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-267
Author(s):  
Sophie Judy Nock
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Language Of Instruction ◽  
Generational Transmission ◽  
Ultimate Fate ◽  
High Level

Can the teaching approach “communicative language teaching” support Māori language teachers teaching te reo Māori (the Māori language) in English medium schools? Given that, in the absence of a high level of inter-generational transmission, and more than two-thirds of Māori school children attend schools in which the primary language of instruction is English, the ultimate fate of the language rests, to some extent at least, with the success of instructed language learning. This article will discuss and support the notion of adopting characteristics of communicative language teaching as a supportive teaching tool for language teachers. This article will also introduce a number of “focus points” derived from the review of a range of literature sources specific to the analysis of language lessons and relevant literature on the teaching and learning of second or additional languages and will provide anecdotal illustrations from lessons observed. Finally, this article will suggest some useful recommendations for already heavily burdened Indigenous language teachers.

scholarly journals Communicative Language Teaching: A Good Initiative to Teach English Language in The Context of Quetta Balochistan

Al-Burz ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Ghulam Qasim Arif
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Research Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Qualitative Research Method

 This research paper shows the evolution in language teaching approach and multiple perspectives of communicative language teaching (CLT). Researcher has tried to elaborate the different aspects of CLT. How CLT affects classroom environment. Through qualitative research method, researcher tried to explore the data about the different factors of CLT affecting the language learning process. Researcher tried to analyze different principals of CLT to understand all the perspectives relating language learning process.    

Teacher’s Proficiency, and the Communicative Approach in Enhancing Students’ Performance in English Language Learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Hysen Kasumi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
English Language Teachers

Even though we live in the century of constructivism, where teaching is based on student-centered model of constructivist approach, again the teacher plays a key role in teaching and learning. Therefore, our research has to do with the literature review, regarding teacher’s qualities, skills and knowledge to fit with the new experiences, needs and challenges. In our research, we used the qualitative method by observing the English language teachers and their uses of the English teaching methods, to continue with the implementation of Communicative Language Teaching Syllabus in some urban and rural schools of Republic of Kosovo. Furthermore, there was also conducted an empirical research regarding student performance based on the four language skills such as reading, writing, speaking and listening. It was also used the experimental method to see the differences of students’ performance, of those who are taught using the Communicative Language Teaching Methodand those who are taught with other methods.

Do student-student interactions improve their language learning? A comparison between GTM and CLT approaches

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Raissi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Translation Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Interactions ◽  
Grammar Translation Method

Nowadays most of the scholars in the field of foreign/ second language teaching emphasized on learner centered approaches of language teaching and replacing them by old ones. In this research, researcher examined two different teaching approaches which are very common in Iran where English considered as a foreign language, namely Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and Grammar Translation Method (GTM). Two groups of thirty participants have been participated in this study namely control and treatment groups. Students of the treatment group have received the CLT instruction in which they had high amount of interaction in the considered classes during 14 weeks of the classes while students in the control group didn’t receive any interaction in the target language by implementing GTM approach. Pretest and delayed posttest have been used in this study for measuring student’s proficiency during the course instruction. Results of the experiment have been analyzed descriptively which shows that by implementing CLT among nonnative students, their general knowledge of English can be improved significantly. At the end of the research some useful pedagogical implications have been proposed by the researcher.   Keywords - Language teaching and learning, interaction hypothesis, Communicative Language Teaching, Grammar Translation Method, English as a Foreign Language.

scholarly journals EPISTHEMOLOGICAL STUDY OF TERATAI METHOD: New Offer on Arabic Language Teaching Methodology for Beginner- Intermediate Learner in Indonesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Naifah Naifah
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Educational Method

Abstract Even in our modern schools, it is not unusual to Dnd teach- ers whose practice is shaped primarily from their past experiences. In the traditional language teaching methods, teachers offer course materials in a classroom where students listen, take notes, copy ma- terials, execute homework and complete assignments. In many cases lecturers fail to transfer knowledge to students effectively despite personally having sound technical knowledge in the subject area. However, the challenge that faces the education environment has always been to ensure that the teaching and learning process takes place effectively in a classroom environment. This paper focuses on the author s experiences in implementing an active method in Ara- bic language teaching to promote effective student learning. It ex- plores speciDc pedagogical theories combined with school resources to improve the quality of teaching and student learning. A simpli- Ded educational method for improving the quality of the teaching and learning process is presented. The method called “Teratai sug- gested that the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process is depend on the effective facilitation of communication, involvement and interaction among students, teachers and course content. The article is intended to explore episthemological consepts, assump- tions, approaches, constructions, and applications of Teratai method in Arabic language teaching. The purpose of this discussion is to build the awareness of a variety of effective teaching ideas and tech- niques that a lecturer may consider in light of their current teaching styles and personalities. Key words: Teratai Method, language learning methodology, epis- themological study

scholarly journals EFL Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes toward Using Communicative Activities in CLT Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (S2-Sep) ◽  
pp. 112-124
Author(s):  
Ali Rezalou ◽  
Oktay Yagiz
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Communicative Activities ◽  
High Level

In this study, the effects of using the communicative activities in communicative language teaching (CLT) classroom to improve students’ speaking performance and reduce their difficulties in speaking skill were investigated. Classroom action research (CAR) was considered as the research design. A quantitative method was followed in this study. The researcher intended to improve the students’ speaking ability by using the Communicative Language Teaching Method, communicative activities. The teaching and learning process was divided into ten cycles and was carried out in ten weeks. Each cycle consisted of four interconnected stages: Planning, Action, Observation, and Reflection. Overall, students favored activities that provided a competitive classroom environment and led to a high level of classroom participation. The findings revealed the effectiveness of speaking classes because students were significantly more satisfied with their speaking ability after the interventions. Statistically significant differences were found in students’ perceptions and attitudes toward using communicative activities.

scholarly journals A Sociomaterial Perspective of the Challenges of Implementing the Communicative Approach in Saudi State Schools

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajaa Mahmoud Fallatah
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Implementation Studies ◽  
State Schools ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Despite its dominance in the field of teaching English as a second/foreign language, the implementation of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach continues to be challenging and problematic. A similar set of constraints – including but not limited to challenges related to educational cultures, contextual and conceptual factors, and lack of authentic materials and facilities – have been reported as factors hindering CLT implementations in many contexts. Language teaching and learning materials and facilities are crucial elements that have been found to affect communicative language teaching implementation. However, the issue of how those material elements can affect CLT implementation has rarely been the focus of research in CLT implementation studies. In this paper, the researcher examines the effect of language teaching and learning materials on teachers’ ability to teach communicatively. Thus, informed by sociomateriality this paper attends to a gap in the literature about how material elements of the curriculum hinder the implementation of the communicative language teaching approach in the Saudi context. The data examined in this study were collected through classroom observations and semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the findings indicated that material elements in the curriculum exerted agency and power, hindering teachers’ ability to teach communicatively and learners’ ability to improve their learning experiences. The report concludes with practical implications related to the complexity of curriculum development and implementation and the emergent nature of such processes as webs of entangled human/nonhuman relations that give rise to education.

scholarly journals A Sociomaterial Perspective of the Challenges of Implementing the Communicative Approach in Saudi State Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-316
Author(s):  
Rajaa Mahmoud Fallatah
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Implementation Studies ◽  
State Schools ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Despite its dominance in the field of teaching English as a second/foreign language, the implementation of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach continues to be challenging and problematic. A similar set of constraints – including but not limited to challenges related to educational cultures, contextual and conceptual factors, and lack of authentic materials and facilities – have been reported as factors hindering CLT implementations in many contexts. Language teaching and learning materials and facilities are crucial elements that have been found to affect communicative language teaching implementation. However, the issue of how those material elements can affect CLT implementation has rarely been the focus of research in CLT implementation studies. In this paper, the researcher examines the effect of language teaching and learning materials on teachers’ ability to teach communicatively. Thus, informed by sociomateriality this paper attends to a gap in the literature about how material elements of the curriculum hinder the implementation of the communicative language teaching approach in the Saudi context. The data examined in this study were collected through classroom observations and semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the findings indicated that material elements in the curriculum exerted agency and power, hindering teachers’ ability to teach communicatively and learners’ ability to improve their learning experiences. The report concludes with practical implications related to the complexity of curriculum development and implementation and the emergent nature of such processes as webs of entangled human/nonhuman relations that give rise to education.

scholarly journals A Collaboration Between Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Audiolingual, and Community Language Learning (CLL) Approach in Teaching and Learning English at SMA 1 Singorojo Kendal

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-139
Author(s):  
Haryani Haryani ◽  
Ainur Putry
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Classroom Activity ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Learning English

This research aimed to investigate and analyze the collaboration of communicative language teaching approach, audiolingual method, and cooperative language learning method which were applied during teaching - learning process in twelve grade of science 2 students in SMA 1 Singorojo Kendal.  This research employed descriptive qualitative research design. The instruments of this study were interview and observation which took approximately fifty minutes. In order to motivate and improve students’ speaking ability, so the teacher taught them in simple way first, then followed by synthesizing both of essentials methods and techniques. The result showed that teacher designed the classroom activity by implementing curriculum 2013 in which emphasized on communicative language teaching (CLT) approach. The researchers found that the teacher organized some methods in delivering material. He also provided fun and interesting games to encourage students’ motivation in learning English.The researchers infer that there are collaboration between CLT approach, audiolingual method, and CLL method as an alternative strategy in learning English.

scholarly journals Inverse translation and the language student: A case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-193
Author(s):  
Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Inverse Translation ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis article explores the agency of the student in translation in language teaching and learning (or TILT). The purpose of the case study discussed here is to gain an overview of students’ perceptions of translation into the foreign language (FL) (also known as “inverse translation”) following a module on language and translation, and to analyse whether there is any correlation between students’ attitude to translation, its impact on their language learning through effort invested, and the improvement of language skills. The results of the case study reveal translation to be a potentially exciting skill that can be central to FL learning and the analysis gives indications of how and why language teachers may optimise the implementation of translation in the classroom. The outcome of the study suggests that further research is needed on the impact of translation in the language classroom focussing on both teachers’ expectations and students’ achievements.

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