An Investigation about the Perceptions of Students and Teachers towards the use of Communicative Language Teaching

Abstract

The present research study aims at investigating the perceptions of students and teachers towards the use of communicative language teaching at the secondary level at Nawabshah. Communicative language teaching, also known as CLT has been in existence as a teaching methodology since the 1970s. This study used a mixed-methods approach. The population is a model school in Nawabshah, where 40 students were selected for quantitative data collection, and a questionnaire was used as the instrument. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS (V.21), and qualitative data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of this study revealed the positive attitude of participants towards the use of communicative language teaching. The responses of students showed that they have experienced the limited use of communicative language teaching. The semi-structured interview findings revealed that although the teachers are positive about modern teaching methods and strategies to teach English, some factors, like a multilingual classroom and an unfacilitated, outdated environment, still remain barriers to the proper implementation of this method. On the basis of the findings, the researcher suggested some recommendations, such as the awareness and arrangement of teacher training programs regarding modern teaching methods and strategies and the government providing with required facilities to enrich the learning process.