A Qualitative Portrayal of the Problems of Teachers in Promoting English Language Communicative Competence among Intermediate Students
The role of the language teacher is versatile. The study intended to delve deep into problems of English language teachers at an intermediate level in district Dera Ghazi Khan. The research study was qualitative in nature. The researcher developed a semi-structured interview for the teachers. Its population included all of the male English language teachers at higher secondary schools and colleges of the district. The researcher used purposive sampling procedure to collect data. The study found that teachers face a lot of problems in promoting oral English language communicative competence at intermediate in terms of in-service training regarding communicative competence, no activities in English language textbooks at intermediate. The study suggested arranging online and on-campus training to enhance the capacity of teachers in a specific area of communicative competence, to add a feature of oral English language assessment (viva voce) in annual examinations on the pattern of science subjectsÂ’ practical work and marks
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Promoting English, Communicative Competence, Fluency, Accuracy
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(1) Shahzad Rasul
PhD Scholar, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Irshad Hussain
Chairman/Professor, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Jawad Rasool
M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.