02257nam a22002057a 4500 20240301172245.0 240301b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0973-5208 Sharma, Jimmy Enhancing Communicative Competence of Undergraduate Students Using Communicative Language Teaching Approach (CLT) (Journal Article) Chennai : English Language Teachers' Association of India , 2022 11-19p. Journal of English Language Teaching , Volume 64 Number 2 : March - April 2022 ***______{For Hard Copy, Please visit Library.}________*** Abstract: English language teaching has been undergoing consistent modifications in terms of applying methods and approaches. With the rapid advancement of technology and its use in English classrooms, classroom activities, students’ participation and teachers’ involvement have also undergone many changes there by paving way for a cooperative approach to English language learning. Traditional methodologies focus on proficiency in different aspects of grammar and through controlled activities like memorisation of dialogues and drills, pair work activities, role plays, group work activities and project work. CLT emerged in the 1970s and 1980s when the attention from grammatical competence shifted to the knowledge and skills needed to use grammar and other features of language suitable for different communicative purposes such as making requests, giving advice, making suggestions, and describing ideas and emotions and so on. The present paper attempts to outline the main principles of CLT and its application in a language classroom. In addition to this, the research shows the role digital education plays in enhancing learners’ academic performance, enthusiasm and process of learning. The paper concludes with notable results that might motivate teachers, researchers and professional educators to employ the approach in their regular teaching. Communicative competence | Communicative Language Teaching | language skills | digital language education https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jelt/article/view/JELT640203 PER 0 0 0 0 RIEBPL RIEBPL 2024-03-01 0 2024-03-01 00:00:00 2024-03-01 PER 45474 45473