The perceptions of English language lecturers toward the effectiveness of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in teaching grammar at Zawiya University in Libya

This study explores the perceptions of English language lecturers toward the effectiveness of using the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in teaching grammar at Zawiya University in Libya. A quantitative research design particularly the descriptive survey design is adopted and to collect the required data, a questionnaire from Bani Taha (2016) was used and distributed to participants (n=203) to reveal their perceptions toward the effectiveness of using CLT in teaching grammar. The results showed that the majority of English language lecturers at Zawiya University were positive toward using CLT to teach grammar (mean= 4.04). The results also unveiled that they preferred using a variety of communicative activities in grammar classes (mean= 3.52). Further, the current research investigated the challenges that hinder the effective use of CLT to teach grammar and found that large classes, difficulty in assessing grammar communicatively, and students' low English proficiency are the most common challenges. The findings also indicated that most participants recognize the Communicative Language Teaching as an effective way to teach grammar, but due to several challenges, the teaching process becomes more difficult. Therefore, this study aims to provide education authorities like stakeholders and syllabus designers with the information needed regarding the effectiveness of CLT in teaching grammar at tertiary level in order to develop an effective syllabus for better English grammar teaching.