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to develop students’ four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in a
communicative context in Uzbekistan. CLT focuses mainly classroom activities, which
based on communicative methods like group work, task-work, and filling the
information gap. The issue of English language learning in primary section is a very
important phenomenon for students. English language is taught in the primary levels
to improve the basic knowledge on a foreign language. A host of variables comes into
play an important role in determining the issue, which may vary from one context to
another. It may be difficult to make a complete list of the variables, however, some of
them are lack of proficiency of the teacher, attitudes of the students, socio-cultural
background, and in particular, language learning policy itself. The main purpose of
using language is to communicate one’s needs, necessities, feelings, thoughts and ideas
to others.
The question of when the best time to start learning English remains as a much
debated subject. This conundrum has been the subject of intense scrutiny for many
years and continues to vex policy makers all over the world.Much of the early debate
around the early introduction of language learning into schools centred on the critical
period hypothesis (CPH) which, broadly stated,‘is a causal explanation for the
differential success in acquisition of a second language by younger and older learners’..
However, a longitudinal study in the UK on the teaching of French in both primaryand
secondary schools conducted by Burstall et al. (1974) showed that apart fromimproved
pronunciation there appeared to be no significant difference betweenattainment for
learners who started earlier and those that started later. This meantthat, in the state
sector in the UK at least, foreign languages were not taught in theprimary sector for
many years. The research and the debate have continued, but nodefinitive answer has
been forthcoming. Kirsch (2008: 4) summarising our currentunderstanding in this area
suggests the following:
- research into the optimum age for language learning is inconclusive;
- an early start has a positive impact on children’s attitudes;
- the only advantage of an early start is the total amount of time spent activelyon
learning a language.
With the progress and demands of globalisation, English is being taught to ever
younger learners these days. In the twentieth century a number of methods and methods
of training have appeared and became very popular. Some of them are the following:
method of the analysis of concrete situations, language portfolio, designing and
carrying out the oral presentations and team training. Some of them remain popular
today.
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