TEACHING COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH AT THE UG LEVEL: SOME CLASSROOM CONSIDERATIONS

Abstract

Some classroom considerations in the context of teaching communicative English at the UG level in India have been the focus of this paper. The UG English syllabus has been in sum discussed in terms of its relevance in the background of the present employment market. The UG level students’ English language need has been broadly kept in view while the communicative language teaching (CLT) as an instructional approach in practical terms has been analysed with major emphasis on what the teacher has to do as a facilitator or manager. Learner-centred teaching, activity-based language learning, use of authentic materials etc. have been discussed with further reference to group-work and functional English.