IMPEDIMENTS IN PROMOTING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE AMONG STUDENTS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.

This article discusses a study which analyzed the factors that hinder communicative competence of student attending English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in Sri Lanka. Impediments encountered by students include lack of exposure to English, absence of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach in the classroom and difficulties in spelling, structure and listening. Strategies for developing their communicative ability are provided.