Application Of Communicative Language Teaching In Plasma Tv Based English Classrooms A Study In Two Government Secondary Schools In Addis Ababa

The purpose of this study was to examine the application of communicative languagernteaching in classrooms learning English via plasma TV in two government secondaryrnschools in Addis Ababa.rnDescriptive survey method was used to carry out this study. The subjects of the studyrnwere one hundred eighty students, sixteen teachers and two principals of Dil Ber andrnTikur Anbessa secondary schools. The data gathering tools were questionnaire,rninterview, classroom observation check list and focus group discussion. The collectedrndata were analyzed by using percentage, mean value and rating scale.rnThe findings of the study revealed that communicative language teaching was notrnproperly implemented in both of the sample schools due to various factors. The majorrnfactors were: inappropriate difficulty level of the activities presented by the plasma TV,rnstudents’ low proficiency in the language, lack of teachers’ training in teaching Englishrncommunicatively, inappropriate time allotment for doing the activities, poor classroomrnphysical environment, grammar-based examinations and shortage of curricularrnmaterials.rnFinally, recommendations were forwarded based on the major findings of the study inrnorder to facilitate the effective implementation of communicative language teaching viarnplasma TV.

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