English Conditional Sentences: A Comparative Analysis Of the Structural and Communicative Approaches in Teaching to Non-Native Speakers
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1982-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
In this study an attempt was made to find out ~lhethe:ror not
the °Communicative approach' in the teaching of English Conditional
Sentences is more effective than the 'Structural Approach'. To
test thislSnglish functions that employ conditional sentences were
identified. Then, teaching materials were prepared along the principles
of the 'Communicative Approach' and given to three study
groupso For the three control groups, teachinJ materials based on
the 'Structural Approach' were given.
All in alI, 10:2. students" all Amharic speakers, were randomly
distributed into six groups~ Out of these, 78 students attended
the experimental classes regularly and took the t\o10tests given •.In
the scores obtained, the study groups performed better than the control
groups at a significance level of .05. It was also observed
that the study groups showed more interest, motivation, creativity,
involvement, and sensitivity to learn the materials they wer e given
than the control groups.
On the basis of the findings, it was recommended that nonnative
speakers should be taught English through the 'Communicative
Approach' • It was also recommended that intensive research should
be carried out in 'Discourse Analysis' in order to facilitate the
designing and application of a 'Communicative Syllabu
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Teaching to Non Native Speakers