COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) METHOD IN TERTIARY EDUCATION OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OF BANGLADESH: CHALLENGES, INNOVATION AND PERSPECTIVES

This study investigates the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) as a remedial measure for the development of English language proficiency. It identifies the relationship between CLT with English performance and major challenges faced by the students. This study is mixed approach research containing quantitative tool, a questionnaire and qualitative tool, Focused Group Discissions (FGD) respectively. Findings suggest that 64% of the population agree that the use of authentic language increases English language performance andthe students agreed with point that the medium of instruction of the tertiary language education should be English for enhancing the communication skill. Students are concerned with present learning methodology and it has less pair work and group work for the communicative skills. It is recommended there should be authentic materials for the students to learn English language so that they can feel motivated for learning a foreign language.In the classroom, students should get enough opportunities for the oral practice. Classroom materials must be modified through revision so that the four skills can be focused equally. For the purpose of adopting CLT, selected universities should be equipped with the appropriate infrastructure and materials, such as audio-visual classrooms, language labs, constant electricity supplies, calm and quiet classrooms, and other items.