Open AccessProblems Confronted By EFL Teachers in Applying The Communicative Approach in Iraqi Secondary Schools (2002 – 2013)
Author(s) -
Nataq Taha Abdul Abdul – Kareem
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
al-ustād̲
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-9263
pISSN - 0552-265X
DOI - 10.36473/ujhss.v213i1.646
Subject(s) - communicative language teaching , economic shortage , syllabus , mathematics education , psychology , class (philosophy) , group work , pedagogy , focus group , communicative competence , language education , sociology , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , government (linguistics) , anthropology
Since the academic year 2002–2003 , English language teaching in Iraq has adopted the communicative approach . This means that speaking skill is at the forefront of English teaching practice which has led to a focus on communicative ability and appropriateness of language use , over linguistic accuracy and error avoidance .
This study aims at eliciting EFL teachers' views concerning the optimal number of students and the groups in each class , the optimal number of students in each group , and discussing the group work , the criterion of group structure , error correction , teacher's role , student's role , the large number of students in each classroom , the serious shortage of school buildings , the instability of syllabuses designed according to this approach and the distribution of marks . In this study , open and closed questionnaires were used as investigatory instruments . Furthermore , the questionnaires were supplemented by oral interviews . Finally , relevant recommendations are made .