Authentic Instructional Materials and the Communicative Language Teaching Approach of German as Foreign Language in Uganda
Keywords:
Authentic instructional materials, Communicative competences, Communicative Language teaching approach, German language, UgandaAbstract
The communicative language teaching (CLT) approach has in
recent years gained popularity in promoting communication
competences in everyday situations. The CLT approach emphasizes the
use of authentic materials in the teaching and learning of languages.
However, in developing context such as Uganda, the requirements of
the CLT approach may not be easily achievable due to scarcity of
suitable authentic instructional materials. This study was intended to
establish the availability and suitability of authentic instructional
materials used in the implementation of CLT approach for German
language in Uganda. Data was collected using a cross-sectional case
study, which was carried out in selected secondary schools. Results
from questionnaires, interviews and observations, showed that most of
the existing instructional materials were not suitable for CLT. It was
therefore recommended that teachers become more creative in
improvising locally available instructional materials in order to promote
the teaching of German in everyday life, and that teacher training
institutions should lay more emphasis on preparing teacher trainees of
German in CLT approach.
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