Abstract
This thesis examines Rwandan University EFL teachers' perceived difficulties in implementing Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). The data were collected using an online survey questionnaire that was completed by 16 teachers. The results indicated that participants faced several challenges including overly large classes, students' lack of opportunities to use English outside the classroom, the students' tendency to always use their L1 in pair and group work, students' passive learning style and dependence on the teacher, students' low proficiency level in English, insufficient time allotted to English, and teachers' little time to develop CLT materials mainly due to a large number of students taught and heavy workloads. In addition to these problematic issues that were generally rated as important problems (each with a mean rating of at least 3.50 out of 5), the study showed that the issues of English not being given the same value as other subjects and a lack of teaching facilities, equipment, and materials were also challenging at some universities. Based on the study findings and the participants' suggestions, the Government of Rwanda, the Ministry of Education, and colleges should 1) train enough teachers of English and provide regular in-service training opportunities to practicing teachers, 2) avail enough language teaching facilities, equipment, and materials, 3) promote the use of CLT from early levels of education, and 4) reduce the number of students in language classes. Teachers can also use various strategies to minimize different problematic issues encountered in the implementation of CLT.
Advisor
Glen Poupore
Committee Member
Sarah Henderson Lee
Date of Degree
2015
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
College
Arts and Humanities
Recommended Citation
Ntirenganya, J. B. (2015). Rwandan University EFL Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Implementing Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/441/
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