The Effect of the Communicative Approach at College English Reading Class

Abstract

ABSTRACTAlthough revolutionary changes have taken place in foreign language learning methodology, most of our teachers, ignorant of these recent developments, still follow traditional approaches in which the teacher, is the only speaker and the students being silent, listeners have practically got nothing to do other than listen to what the teacher says. Such approaches, predominantly teacher-centered, it cannot arouse student's genuine interest in the content being taught, it also cannot involve the students in the teaching-learning process. This paper intends to show how a communicative approach enables a teacher in the classroom to teach more effectively by directly involving the students in the classroom activities. It will focus on communicative language teaching, its application and different understanding of it from students' and teachers'.