“Exploration of the communicative approach in teaching oral skills of English language”:

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating how teachers were teaching oral English language skills in rural schools and how that was affecting the students' communication abilities. To create criteria for evaluating the teaching strategies employed in the chosen schools, the researcher used the communicative approach proposed by Freeman Donald (1996) and P. Gurrey (1961). Information on the teaching strategies and the teachers' skill was gathered through observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The performance of the students was evaluated based on the end-of-term results. Only seven of the 14 teachers who participated in this study in remote schools possessed the appropriate methods, and as a result, their pupils did well on the UCE examinations, according to the research. However, a lot of secondary school teachers chose the incorrect approaches, which resulted in worse performance than those who followed the suggested guidelines. As a result of this research; I have suggested the communicative language strategy as the best way to teach spoken English language skills.