1.When Communicative English was made compulsory

When Communicative English was made a compulsory paper for the BEd course in Calicut University in 2005 it created a few problems for teacher education institutions.

A few peers whom I met  during the Practical Examination had this to say:

* Large classes and additional work for  the already burdened  English Methods teacher  makes the transaction of  the Communicative English syllabus an unenthusiastic  venture.

* In institutions which did not offer  English as an optional for BEd, they  had to employ a  faculty on Part- time basis.  It invariably happened that many employed so, were inexperienced and  ill- trained to teach Communicative English.

* The non availability of  a  Language Laboratory  and  essential software to teach proper English pronunciation and  Listening skills  made the teaching of Communicative English a   less productive affair.

Well, dear reader  did you experience similar problems?