Foreign language teaching: A study of teachers’ beliefs about effective teaching and learning methodologies

Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages

Farid Saydee¹ 

[1] Language Acquisition Resource Center, San Diego State University;

关键词: 25 foreign language teachers;    communicative teaching approaches;    teacher training program;   

DOI  :  10.10120/issn.1930-9031.2016.03.08

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study reveals the beliefs of 25 foreign language teachers about effective teaching and learning practices and also evaluates the impact of a teacher training workshop on their beliefs. Teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Persian, and Turkish (five from each language) participated in the study. The data was analyzed quantitatively, using the lens of communicative teaching approaches. In general, the teachers demonstrated similar views about effective teaching and learning. The findings further indicated that the teacher training program impacted the teachers’ beliefs; however, the impact, in most cases, was not statistically significant.

【 授权许可】

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