Teaching Communicative Skills in English Class at Tertiary Level in Dhubri District (Assam): A Study

In the post-colonial India, English has established as a global language despite the multi-lingual nature of the country. Changing its past role reminiscent of a colonial legacy English has been poised for its new role of empowering the learners with the much needed communicative and social functions in a globalized world. India is fully aware of the overwhelming position English has come to assume on the world stage and the growing demand in English language learning the world over. As a result, there has been an explosion of the demand for English in academic and nonacademic sectors. This craze is reflected in the attendant demand for the introduction of English rights from an early stage upto the higher level. .In Indian context there is an urgent need and necessity to adopt Communicative Language Teaching as an effective method for our English teachers. The vision of 21st cent ury Higher Education in India is to produce skilled human resources for the all-round development of the learners so that they can re-mould the nation .In this direction CLT can contribute a good deal in making the learners competent for their adjustment and survival in the rapidly changing world. In this paper an effort has been made to focus on the current practice, need and prospects of teaching communicative skills to the UG level learners of Dhubri District (Assam).