Teachers’
Understanding about the Communicative Language Teaching and Their Perceptions
on the Potential Difficulties in Implementing It
Angelika Riyandari
Emillia Ninik Aydawati
The implementation of
competency-based curriculum leads to the adoption of communicative language
teaching which goals is to develop learners’ communicative competence not only
for the adult learners but also for the young learners. However, curriculum is
not the only factor to consider since teachers also play an important role in
ensuring the success of implementing communicative language teaching. Teachers’
understanding and readiness to apply the principles of CLT become very crucial.
A study on some teachers teaching young children in
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Riyandari, A., & Aydawati, E. N. (2004, February). Teachers’
understanding about the communicative language teaching and their perceptions
on the potential difficulties in implementing it. Paper presented at the
national conference on Teaching English to Young Learners: Why and How, Bandung, Indonesia.
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