Difficulties encountered by el teachers in implementing communicative approach in Yemeni schools

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Abstract: The present study aimed to identify the difficulties that hinder EL teachers from using Communicative Approach (CA) in Yemeni schools and also aimed to present some suggestions and recommendations for overcoming these difficulties.

Besides, this study is based on responding to the following questions: 1.

What are the perceived difficulties of EL teachers in implementing the CA ,in relation to some factors? 2.

Are there significant variables in perception of the above difficulties between EFL teachers with regard the gender, teaching experience, and qualification? The study was conducted in the schools of Al-Nadirah.

Data collected from schools was analyzed.

The questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data from sample schools.

Finally,the significant results were concluded by the researcher as follows: 1.

The majority (82.3%) of the study participants reported that they were not trained to implement the Communicative Approach in teaching English in Yemeni schools.

2.

Large number (65.7%) of the study subjects confined that the implementation of Communicative Approach requires too much time for preparation.

3.

A great number (73.6%) of the study sample members ascertained that students lack motivation to work on their communicative competence.

4.

Less than a half (48%) of the participants rejected the proposition, which says: "Teachers lack classroom management