Since discussing the paper proposal I have been able to refine what I would like to do for my paper. I am investigating the impact Communicative Language Teaching or CLT has had on different language learning contexts. My research question is; how does implementation of CLT in EFL classroom contexts with student/teacher perceptions affect language learning. Since the feedback I was given, I am going to look specifically, at how power comes into play. How CLT has been accepted in the western cultures, in the inner circle and how that has affected the rest of the world. I will be looking particularly at Kachru's concept when exploring this. I am interested in how CLT doesn't account for cultural differences that vary between language learning contexts. I am questioning it's authenticity, adaptability as well as it's acceptability for language learning contexts. I have a lot of information regarding what CLT encompasses and how it has been supported by researchers or questioned by others. Next, I am looking for more information about the inner and outer circles to discuss how power has influenced the adaption of CLT in classroom contexts around the world. A few of the articles I found regarding my paper topic include..
1. The Use of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): Turkish EFL Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Implementing CLT in Turkey by Zekariya Ozsevik. This article explores the effect implementing CLT has in Turkey.
2. Communicative Language Teaching: Teachers' Perception in Bangladesh (Secondary Level) by Mohammad Tofazzl Hossen. This article includes data regarding teachers' attitudes towards CLT in a Bangladesh secondary level school.
3. English for Speakers of Other Languages Students' Perceptions of a Communicative Curriculum in a Family English Class Sarah Price. This article looks at while many advocate the use of CLT, its effectiveness is called into question when it is applied to different cultural styles of learning.
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