The Influence of Implementing Communicative Approach in the Language Teaching Process on Students’ Academic Achievement

This research is aimed at determining the effect of implementing communicative approach in language teaching on the students’ learning outcomes. The research was conducted in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. The research employed descriptive correlation design and 40 elementary school teachers were selected as samples by random sampling technique. Data collection technique used questionnaires and documentation, and the analysis technique employed descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment correlation. The results indicated that implementing communicative approach in the language teaching did not significantly influence the students’ learning outcomes in the national examination. If it was seen from the items of activities which had been performed in the learning process through communicative approach, there were some items that have significant influence towards students’ learning outcomes in social science