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Publication Date: 2016-Aug
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Attitudes of Undergraduates towards Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Language Teaching in EFL Context: A Case Study of SBK Women's University Quetta, Pakistan
Durrani, Hina
Advances in Language and Literary Studies, v7 n4 p167-172 Aug 2016
CLT and GTM have been popular and much practiced methodologies in classrooms worldwide in teaching English language. The purpose of the current research is to examine students' attitude towards Grammar Translation Method and CLT in Pakistan at graduate level. The data for the current study was collected through questionnaire from undergraduate students of Baluchistan, Pakistan. The questionnaire was adapted from the studies of Palacios (2006) and McClintock (2011). Theoretical framework of Richard and Rodger (2001) was used as a guide for the study. However the data was analyzed quantitatively in SPSS. The overall results show that the students had a positive attitude towards GTM and their attitude was less favorable towards CLT.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, College Students, Case Studies, Females, Grammar, Translation, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis, Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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