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Table 14<br />
Skills Tested in Examinations<br />
Keys:<br />
1 = Responses<br />
2 = Percentage<br />
3 = No Responses<br />
4 = Percentage<br />
Variables 1 2 3 4 Total<br />
speaking 54/121 44.6% 67/1121 55.4% 100%<br />
listening 66/121 54 0% 55/1121 46.0% 100%<br />
reading 104/121 85 0% 17/1121 15.0% 100%<br />
writing 105/121 86 0% 16/1121 14.0% 100%<br />
100<br />
86 85<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
54<br />
44.6<br />
20<br />
0<br />
writing reading listening speaking<br />
Note: that this table merely indicates the percentage <strong>of</strong> lecturers reporting that these<br />
skills are tested.<br />
Is There Still a Need for Change in<br />
Teaching Methodology?<br />
There is a need for a move away<br />
from traditional structural and<br />
grammar-translation and audiolingual<br />
methods <strong>of</strong> teaching to more communicative<br />
and student-centred learning<br />
experiences based on authentic<br />
materials(see Table 15). This move<br />
cannot be effectively made unless the<br />
teachers understand the basis <strong>of</strong> change<br />
<strong>of</strong> this type and have some<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> its likely effects.