Communicative Language Teaching in China : Misconceptions , Applications and Perceptions
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The paper focuses on communicative language teaching, its application and different understanding of it from students’ and teachers’. It shows us some resistance and difficulties in employing CLT in class. These complexities provide some insights into the barriers to the processes of college English teaching reform in China. In this way the paper explores good ways to improve students’ communicative competence and their overall ability in English.
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