RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTEGRATED LANGUAGE SKILLS TEACHING AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS

Abstract

The study analyzed secondary school English teachers’ perceptions about the relationship between integrated teaching of language skills and Communicative Competence in secondary school classrooms in Pasrur, Sialkot. This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews of twelve secondary school English Teachers from different government and private secondary schools in Pasrur. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews from the teachers. Data has been analyzed through NVIVO software through reflexive thematic analysis with the key aspects of Dell Hymes’ Communicative Competence theory (1966). The findings revealed that secondary school teachers had positive perceptions towards integration of language skills and considered it a helpful tool for students Communicative Competence in English. The findings also showed that majority of secondary school teachers is willing to adopt integrated approach to language teaching but is constrained owing to several hindrances.