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This study is in response to the immense need for fluent and proficient English teachers in Yemen. It is observed that a majority of Yemeni teachers in various schools tend to use a generous amount of Arabic in teaching English. This in turn affects their students who, after studying English at school level and college level, cannot speak English properly and communicate effectively in real-life situations. This observation led to the assumption that something is inadequate in the course of preparing Yemen student-teachers at Colleges of Education, i.e. use of traditional methods in teaching. To check the validity of the assumption, a modern method of teaching (CLT) was used in teaching the experimental group whereas the control group was taught using traditional methods. Pre/post-tests were used to identify the 'entry level' and 'exit level' of the learners before and after experiment to see the effectiveness of intervention. Speaking Test in Cambridge FCE (First Certificate of English) was adopted for both the pre-test and post-test. It emerges from the study that the performance of experimental group has significantly changed because of the use of CLT whereas no significant change has been found in the performance of the other group.
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