Abstract

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) has been implemented in teaching English to EFL/ESL learners in various contexts worldwide for years. It is, undeniably, the teaching method of the 21st century with regard to teaching and learning foreign languages thanks to its numerous advantages. CLT is known as one of the most effective teaching methods to be used in order to improve students’ language proficiency and skills, especially in grammatical knowledge. With the aim to deeply investigate on the effectiveness of using CLT, in this paper, the following issues will be presented: main characteristics of CLT, the roles of grammar in CLT, advantages of implementing CLT, effectiveness of CLT on EFL learners’ achievement of grammatical knowledge and some potential challenges when using CLT in classes.

Keywords: CLT, communicative competence, EFL, English, grammar, interaction, student-centered learning.