Fifty years of communicative language teaching; A synthesis of critical implementation issues

The last few decades have witnessed the widespread adoption of the communicative approach to teaching English to students of other languages with a view of helping them achieve communicative competence. However, in terms of implementation, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) has encountered vario...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati, Hossain, Muhammad Tofazzel, Tan, Kok Eng
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Language:	English English
Published:	Asian EFL Journal Press 2019
Subjects:	L Education (General)
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spelling	iium-728882020-02-23T04:54:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72888/ Fifty years of communicative language teaching; A synthesis of critical implementation issues Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Hossain, Muhammad Tofazzel Tan, Kok Eng L Education (General) The last few decades have witnessed the widespread adoption of the communicative approach to teaching English to students of other languages with a view of helping them achieve communicative competence. However, in terms of implementation, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) has encountered various problems in the EFL and ESL contexts. Drawing on previous research, this article presents the reader with a critical review and synthesis of the issues precluding the usage of CLT in ESL/EFL countries around the world. Specifically, it examines the problems faced by teachers in using the approach and the constraints resulting from their lack of skills and capability, culture, and context and examination-oriented education systems. The article concludes with an emphasis on the need to develop teachers' English language proficiency, provide regular pedagogical training in CLT, adapt the approach to be more culture and context sensitive, and create more authentic language learning assessment to overcome the wash-back effect. CLT may be looking at a better future in ESL/EFL countries if these critical issues can be addressed effectively. Asian EFL Journal Press 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72888/7/72888%20Fifty%20years%20of%20communicative%20language%20teaching.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72888/13/72888_Fifty%20years%20of%20communicative%20language%20teaching_SCOPUS.pdf Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati and Hossain, Muhammad Tofazzel and Tan, Kok Eng (2019) Fifty years of communicative language teaching; A synthesis of critical implementation issues. The Asian ESP Journal, 15 (1.2). pp. 147-175. ISSN 1833-3001 E-ISSN 2206-0979 https://www.asian-esp-journal.com/journal-index/2019/volume-15-issue-1-2-june-2019/
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description	The last few decades have witnessed the widespread adoption of the communicative approach to teaching English to students of other languages with a view of helping them achieve communicative competence. However, in terms of implementation, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) has encountered various problems in the EFL and ESL contexts. Drawing on previous research, this article presents the reader with a critical review and synthesis of the issues precluding the usage of CLT in ESL/EFL countries around the world. Specifically, it examines the problems faced by teachers in using the approach and the constraints resulting from their lack of skills and capability, culture, and context and examination-oriented education systems. The article concludes with an emphasis on the need to develop teachers' English language proficiency, provide regular pedagogical training in CLT, adapt the approach to be more culture and context sensitive, and create more authentic language learning assessment to overcome the wash-back effect. CLT may be looking at a better future in ESL/EFL countries if these critical issues can be addressed effectively.
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author	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Hossain, Muhammad Tofazzel Tan, Kok Eng
author_facet	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Hossain, Muhammad Tofazzel Tan, Kok Eng
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title	Fifty years of communicative language teaching; A synthesis of critical implementation issues
title_short	Fifty years of communicative language teaching; A synthesis of critical implementation issues
title_full	Fifty years of communicative language teaching; A synthesis of critical implementation issues
title_fullStr	Fifty years of communicative language teaching; A synthesis of critical implementation issues
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publisher	Asian EFL Journal Press
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