ERIC Number: EJ1076828
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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English as a Foreign Language at the University of Yaounde 1: Attitudes and Pedagogic Practices
Enongene, Eric Ekembe
English Language Teaching, v6 n3 p57-71 2013
Learners' goals and attitudes constitute an essential determinant of how they learn the target language. Whether positive or negative, they determine classroom practices and are affected by what happens in the classroom (Dörnyei 2003). The complex relationship between learners' attitudes and the actual teaching of English as a foreign language at the University of Yaounde 1 challenges the purpose for which English is learned. Given the increasing space and awareness English is gaining around the world, its teaching deserves more attention than is given at the university level in Cameroon. From a survey of 966 students and 27 teachers this paper examines how the attitudes of current EFL learners at the Yaounde 1 University are affected by the actual teaching of English from a process oriented perspective. Teacher practices account for learners' negative attitudes towards English on a significant note. While this has implications for both academic policies and professional training in general, the question of a more situated framework for training is emphasised.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Goal Orientation, Educational Practices, Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Student Motivation, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon
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