ERIC Number: EJ1140101
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Language Practitioners' Reflections on Method-Based and Post-Method Pedagogies
Soomro, Abdul Fattah; Almalki, Mansoor S.
English Language Teaching, v10 n5 p234-242 2017
Method-based pedagogies are commonly applied in teaching English as a foreign language all over the world. However, in the last quarter of the 20th century, the concept of such pedagogies based on the application of a single best method in EFL started to be viewed with concerns by some scholars. In response to the growing concern against the concept of a method, some scholars started to offer alternatives to a method in different forms. Kumaravadivelu is one of the scholars who offers his post-method macro-strategic framework as an alternative to method-based pedagogies. This small-scale study explores English language practitioners' experience and their views about applying method-based and post-method pedagogies. Semi-structured pre- and post-interviews were conducted from eight participants. The pre-interviews investigated the teacher-participants' views about the method-based pedagogies in practice and the post-interviews aimed at knowing the prospects and concerns in the application of post-method pedagogies in their context. Although participants were skeptical of the concept of methods, they considered them useful in making contribution towards learning and teaching English. They found post-method pedagogies as more preferable option to method-based pedagogies in ELT on the ground; the post-method pedagogies, according to them, give broad directions while specific methods make teachers to work within narrow guidelines. However, they showed certain concerns in the application of such pedagogies in their context.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Semi Structured Interviews, Instructional Effectiveness, Performance Factors, Teacher Surveys, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Improvement, Comparative Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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