The use of communicative language teaching approach and its influence on the English language teaching- learning process in private high schools.

Abstract

The theme of this study is the use of Communicative Language Teaching Approach and its influence on the English language teaching- learning process in private high schools. The purpose of this research is to determine if English teachers use the Communicative Language Teaching approach in their lessons, and how it influences on the English language teaching- learning process. A sample of 5 teachers and 95 students from a private high school from the city of Loja participated in the research. The data was collected by using an open-ended questionnaire and an observation sheet. The approaches of this study are quantitative and qualitative methods and the results were described, analyzed and interpreted based on the objectives of the research. The results revealed that teachers definitely use the Communicative Language Teaching approach to teach English lessons; they used activities like group work, pair work, and role play. Such activities had positive influence on students’ learning; they were active, motivated and expanded their communicative skills.