Communicative Language Teaching In ELT

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In the field of ELT, different and innovative ideas have been added for language teaching. In the recent era, the trend is more towards Communicative Language Teaching(CLT).Compared to previous time when learning a new language was meant for reading literature, now it has become a necessity for communication. After mother tongue people learn another language for maintaining communication with the people speaking different languages. Hence, language is learnt as a means of communication rather than a subject. So, with the changed necessity of language learning, the teaching methods and approaches have also been altered.
The importance of facial expressions and gestures (body language, paralinguistic aspects etc.) are agreed to be important in …show more content…

The basic purpose of introducing English language was to accomplish trade with India and other countries in east. Primarily the British people tried to learn Indian languages so that they could communicate with Indians. They also started special colleges for this purpose. Meanwhile, they also took the help of the translators. But with the rise of their political powers, they created the British Indian provinces like Bengal, Madras and Bombay. After that more importance was given to English instead of Indian languages by the foreign traders. Later on, the East India Company took the duty of the education in India. Nearly in 1830s the Indian middle class people realized importance of English and its requirement for secure future in government …show more content…

The role and importance of English Language was also felt after the British people left India. English has been the medium of instruction in colleges, universities and many schools. The growing influence of English language and the difficulty in finding an alternative language acceptable to all Indians were the main reasons for the arrival of English Language. The University Education Commission (UGC), under the chairmanship of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, was of the opinion that learning English would help Indians to update themselves with the developments happening in other parts of the world. English will promote national unity and nationalism. On the other hand, a language was needed for intra-national and international communication and thus, English was the best preference. Observing the need of English language, the report of the University Education Commission (1950) suggested that the teaching of English should be continued for higher education purposes. The views expressed at the UGC national workshop on syllabus reform in English (1977) states

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