Communicative Language Teaching: Selected Papers from the RELC Seminar on "Communicative Language Teaching", Singapore, 23-27 April 1984

This volume represents the proceedings of a significant regional seminar held in Singapore in April 1984 under the auspices of the Regional Language Centre (RELC). The event served as a critical platform for linguistic scholars to navigate the transition toward communicative language teaching, a pedagogical shift that prioritized functional communication and learner-centered interaction over traditional structuralist grammar drills.

Edited by Bikram K. Das, the collection curates various perspectives from international experts aiming to bridge the gap between abstract sociolinguistic theory and practical classroom application. As a cornerstone text for applied linguistics in Southeast Asia, it remains a documented historical marker of the period when communicative competence became the primary objective for English as a second language programs throughout the region.