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- Title
A Study of Communicative Language Teaching for EFL at Junior College in Taiwan.
- Authors
Yen-ju Hou; Yi-an Hou; Li-chu Chen
- Abstract
Language skills, thinking, and problem-solving abilities are essential during one's studies and career. This study aims to explore the effects of communicative language learning (CLT) in an English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom at a junior college in Taiwan. The study was a quasi-experimental one, which was conducted with students who took an extracurricular English course for one semester. A total of 828 students from different disciplines participated in the study. They helped to fill out the forty-seven research questions dealing with attitude/motivation, course engagement, and selfassessment. The findings of the study showed that the CLT class was beneficial for students in terms of gaining knowledge about foreign cultures, gaining self-confidence in using the language, and improving their speaking skills, whereas lessons on writing skills were reportedly the least beneficial among the set of twelve nonlinguistic and linguistic skills taught though this course. In terms of participation in class, students concurred on the need for regular class attendance and being serious about learning, whereas there was not much agreement on points such as keeping up with the reading and putting in effort for the course. Despite its advantages and difficulties, studies have pointed students could benefit from CLT; it is suggested that teachers be flexible when implementing CLT in their classroom.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; CONVERSATION method (Language teaching); JUNIOR colleges; CULTURE; ENGLISH as a foreign language; FOREIGN language education; PROBLEM solving; SELF-confidence
- Publication
International Journal of Pedagogy & Curriculum, 2021, Vol 28, Issue 2, p51
- ISSN
2327-7963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18848/2327-7963/CGP/v28i02/51-63