NCERT: the communicative method works best where teachers:

1. NCERT classes Indian schools into four types by teacher proficiency and English in the environment. 2. The first category is English-medium elite schools with proficient teachers. 3. NCERT says the communicative method succeeds best in this first category. 4. It introduces variety and learner involvement where teachers and learners have confidence in their knowledge of the language. 5. For most learners the issue is basic competence rather than communicative competence. 6. So the method works best where teachers know the language well. **Why the other options fail:** - Large classes do not assist communicative work. - Using one textbook only limits variety. - Teaching grammar only is the structural approach, which the communicative method replaced. _Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of English (2006), section "1.2.3 ELT (English Language Teaching) in India", PDF p. 12 (ncert.nic.in/pdf/focus-group/english.pdf)_