Factors Hindering the Implementation of Communicative Language Teaching Method in English Language Classroom in Nigeria.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the factors hindering the implementation of communicative language teaching method in English language classroom in Nigeria. Descriptive research method was adopted for the study. An online questionnaire was used to elicit responses form 480 Nigerian English Language teachers. Purposive random sampling was used to choose all the English Language teachers in secondary schools Nigeria. The questionnaire consisted of three sections in line with research questions raised. The results were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed that the prominent factors hindering the implementation of communicative language teaching method in English language classroom in Nigeria are student-related, teacherrelated and institutional-related. The paper concludes that there is a great need for intensive effort from all stakeholders for effective implementation of communicative language teaching method which ranges from developing the learner’s motivation, giving more attention to communicative skills to prioritizing teacher’s proficiency, reducing their workloads, developing effective assessment instrument to evaluate the learners to developing policy on class size and time for teaching, providing adequate materials for communicative activities, organizing effective training on CLT teaching methods, among other things since the goal teaching is communicative competence.