Abstract:
This study aimed at investigating the Effectiveness of the Communicative Approach in Developing EFL Learners’ Communicative Competence. The researcher used descriptive, experimental and analytical methods to analyze the collected data. The researcher conducted a communicative ability test (pretest and posttest) for university students and a questionnaire for English language teachers. The sample included (30) teachers selected randomly from different Sudanese universities to respond to the questionnaire. In addition to (81) male and female students participated in the pre-test and post-test. The researcher used the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) program to analyze the collected data. The study results showed that applying the communicative language teaching (CLT) method develops EFL learners’ communicative competence. In addition, the CLT method helps EFL learners to learn the language through interaction. Furthermore, the CLT method enables EFL learners to produce the target language fluently. The study recommended that Sudanese EFL teachers should realize the importance of the CLT teaching method. In addition, EFL teachers should encourage their students to use CLT activities to gain self-confidence. Furthermore, EFL teachers should be well- trained, highly qualified in using the CLT method to improve the students’ communicative competence. Finally, the study suggested some related topics for further researches that are useful to help in developing EFL learners’ communicative competence, teaching language skills through the Communicative Language Teaching Method.
