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This result of attitude testing indicates that students’ motivation for learning increases
with applying the CLT approach. The attitude of EG was seen to change positively towardslearning English by using innovative techniques during the treatment period.
3.2. Research objective two: Teachers’ perceptions of the CLT approach and their
perceived difculties in its application
This research objective was further categorized into two parts:
• Teachers’ perceptions about the theory and practice of the CLT approach• Teachers’ perceived difculties in implementing the CLT approach in Pakistan
To achieve this objective, two research methodologies were adopted: (a) a survey study,and (b) an interview with teachers. The two methodologies are further elaborated below.
3.2.1. Survey study
The sample population was comprised of 150 English language teachers, teaching at the
intermediate/higher secondary level of the Multan district, Punjab (Pakistan), out of whichthere were 128 respondents. One specic district of the province of Punjab was selected
purposively. The sample population was both urban and rural; male and female; and from public and private schools and colleges. The participants were given the questionnaires per-sonally, and they were given enough time to complete and return them to the researcher. A
semi-structured questionnaire with two parts was developed for the survey study. The rst
part of the questionnaire related to demographic information (Table 5). The second part of
questionnaire comprised on a Likert scale and each item had ve options, i.e. Strongly Agree
(SA), Agree (A), Neutral (N), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD). The statements
in the Likert scale dealt with the teachers’ understanding of the use of the CLT approachin teaching English and their perceived difculties in its application in a Pakistani context
(Table 7-11).
Table 4: Attitude score by CG and EG in Pre-test and Post-test
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Segments Group N M S.D SE(D) TValueSig.
CG 20 96.75 15.85Pre-testEG 20 95.25 9.054.08 .37 .715CG 20 96.95 13.56Post-testEG 20 104.65 6.063.32 -2.32
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