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INVESTIGATING LEARNERS PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM SET IN BOOSTING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF THE STUDENTS THE SOUTH PUN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-I).13      10.31703/grr.2021(VI-I).13      Published : Mar 2021

Investigating Learners' Perceptions about the Role of English Language Curriculum Set in Boosting Communicative Competence of the Students: The South Punjab Scenario

Abstract

    The purpose of this work was to investigate learners' perceptions about the role of the English language curriculum set in boosting the communicative competence of the students of South Punjab. The present research was planned to use a mixed method. Most of the students showed that the curriculum designed for L2 learners causes negative effects in the process of L2 learning as it does not satisfy the communicative needs of the students. To make sure the effective use of textbooks or curriculum for L2 learning, there are certain steps that English teachers and learners can take to make better use of the English curriculum to improve learners' communicative competence. To make sure better language learning through textbooks and other teaching materials, teachers must play a vital role in the selection of textbooks and helping material. English textbooks with good teaching/learning materials can encourage L2 learning, improve communicative competence and can persuade learners so that they can achieve understandable feedback from their teachers and feel attentiveness towards the target language through textbooks or curriculum.

    Learners, English Curriculum, Boosting, Communicative, Competence, EFL

    (1) Muhammad Ahsan
    Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Waseem Azhar Seemab
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Shahid Nawaz
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Ahsan, M., Seemab, S. W. A., & Nawaz, S. (2021). Investigating Learners' Perceptions about the Role of English Language Curriculum Set in Boosting Communicative Competence of the Students: The South Punjab Scenario. Global Regional Review, VI(I), 112-123. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-I).13

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    CHICAGO : Ahsan, Muhammad, Syed Waseem Azhar Seemab, and Shahid Nawaz. 2021. "Investigating Learners' Perceptions about the Role of English Language Curriculum Set in Boosting Communicative Competence of the Students: The South Punjab Scenario." Global Regional Review, VI (I): 112-123 doi: 10.31703/grr.2021(VI-I).13

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    HARVARD : AHSAN, M., SEEMAB, S. W. A. & NAWAZ, S. 2021. Investigating Learners' Perceptions about the Role of English Language Curriculum Set in Boosting Communicative Competence of the Students: The South Punjab Scenario. Global Regional Review, VI, 112-123.

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    MLA : Ahsan, Muhammad, Syed Waseem Azhar Seemab, and Shahid Nawaz. "Investigating Learners' Perceptions about the Role of English Language Curriculum Set in Boosting Communicative Competence of the Students: The South Punjab Scenario." Global Regional Review, VI.I (2021): 112-123 Print.

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    OXFORD : Ahsan, Muhammad, Seemab, Syed Waseem Azhar, and Nawaz, Shahid (2021), "Investigating Learners' Perceptions about the Role of English Language Curriculum Set in Boosting Communicative Competence of the Students: The South Punjab Scenario", Global Regional Review, VI (I), 112-123

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    TURABIAN : Ahsan, Muhammad, Syed Waseem Azhar Seemab, and Shahid Nawaz. "Investigating Learners' Perceptions about the Role of English Language Curriculum Set in Boosting Communicative Competence of the Students: The South Punjab Scenario." Global Regional Review VI, no. I (2021): 112-123. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-I).13