ERIC Number: EJ1220919
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Teaching Practices and Knowledge Base of English as a Foreign Language Teachers' Communicative Language Teaching Implementation
Jansem, Anchalee
International Education Studies, v12 n7 p58-66 2019
This small scale study aimed at identifying (1) the characteristics of teaching practices in CLT classrooms, (2) teachers' opinions underlying such practices, (3) their positions while adopting CLT, and (4) a knowledge base used as a framework of CLT implementation. Eight Thai teachers who regarded themselves as CLT proponents voluntarily took part in this study. Data collected via classroom observations and post-teaching semi-structured interviews indicated that CLT involved four common features including promoting 'small talk' in the target language, beginning the lesson with the combination of lead-in and presentation strategies, positively reacting to students' linguistic errors, and emphasizing semi-communicative activities. The participants' opinions underlying CLT implementation centered on playing multiple roles including lesson designers, class managers, and English users with certain levels of English proficiency. Content, pedagogical content, and subject matter knowledge served as their major elements of the knowledge base for teaching when conducting CLT lessons.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Communication Skills, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries, Teaching Styles
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Thailand (Bangkok)
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