ERIC Number: EJ1047073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
Pages: 23
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Pre-Service English as a Foreign Language Teachers' Belief Development about Grammar Instruction
Çapan, Seyit Ahmet
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v39 n12 Article 9 Dec 2014
This study aims to investigate pre-service English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' beliefs about grammar instruction in a foreign language (FL) context through their initial teaching practices. Analyses of semi-structured interviews and classroom observations apart from pre-and post-test results of participants' responses to a belief questionnaire imply intriguing findings regarding participants' beliefs about grammar instruction. The study reveals that practicum course has made no changes in pre-service teachers' beliefs except for the role of conscious knowledge. The results also indicate some other factors affecting the pre-service teachers' preferences for grammar instruction.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Grammar, Teacher Attitudes, Role, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Semi Structured Interviews, Observation, Pretests Posttests, Practicums, Error Correction, Questionnaires
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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