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Presenters
Anser Mahmood (Ph.D. candidate)
Government College for Elementary Teachers

Muhammad Akram (Ph.D. candidate) 
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Pakistan

Title
The Need of Communicative Approach (in ELT) in Teacher Training Programmes in Pakistan 

Abstract:

It is an admitted fact that standard education demands skilled and well trained teachers. It is the teacher who can make or mar a nation. Teacher education and teacher training is a matter of hot discussion in Pakistan. The present study discusses that communicative approach in English language teaching is suffering from neglect in training programmes in Pakistan. Most of the teachers cling to the age-old Grammar Translation method. They want to do an easy job and try their level best to avoid different classroom activities in ELT. The trainees do not take any interest in communicative approach in ELT and sometimes even the trainers also take no interest in training through communicative approach. The neglect of communicative approach in the training programmes will lead to non-professionalism and it will give way to the traditional way of teaching. It will definitely be a great hindrance in the way to success on part of the learners. It has been commonly observed that students fail to write even a single page in English language even after completing their graduation. There is a dire need of teaching English language through communicative approach both in language classrooms and training programmes. This study is an attempt to highlight the significant role of communicative approach in ELT and particularly in training programmes.