The Role of CLT in EFL Classroom

Authors

  • Hisham Ahmed Said Al Balushi  English Language Department, Sohar College of Applied Sciences, Oman
  • Behnam Behforouz  English Language Department, Sohar College of Applied Sciences, Oman

Keywords:

CLT, Advantages, Disadvantages

Abstract

The present paper tries to give a qualitative report on communicative language teaching`s advantages and disadvantages. Meanwhile, it investigates some studies in various countries on CLT and examines its theoreticians` ideas.

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Hisham Ahmed Said Al Balushi, Behnam Behforouz, " The Role of CLT in EFL Classroom, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 3, Issue 6, pp.935-940, September-October-2017.