ERIC Number: EJ1222556
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1358-684X
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Beyond Textbook Instruction: Stories from ELT Teachers in Oman
Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, v26 n3 p263-281 2019
The government of the Sultanate of Oman actively promotes the value of English as a global "lingua franca" to support modernization and national economic growth. This policy, however, creates difficulties for many teachers, who find themselves implementing certain practices that conflict with a vision of English language teaching (ELT) that accords with humanist values. They find themselves adopting forms of instruction that reduce English to a matter of drills and skills. This essay draws on an inquiry that I facilitated with the help of four Student Teachers during their practicum. The inquiry involved asking them to keep reflective journals in an effort to place their teaching in a critical perspective exposing the contradictory nature of their professional situation. The journals show their struggle with the ELT "status quo" at their cooperating schools, while revealing their commitment to opening up educational opportunities for their students beyond what the curriculum prescribes.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Economic Development, Humanism, Student Teachers, Practicums, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Opportunities, Student Teacher Attitudes, Diaries, Textbooks, Language of Instruction, Official Languages, Teaching Methods, Ideology, Political Influences, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Reflective Teaching, Cooperating Teachers, Lesson Plans, Educational Change, Professional Autonomy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oman
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