Situated Task-Based Language Teaching in Chinese Colleges: Teacher Education

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Yuying; Xiong, Tao
Titel	Situated Task-Based Language Teaching in Chinese Colleges: Teacher Education
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 9 (2016) 5, S.22-32 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Task Analysis; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; College Faculty; Questionnaires; Communicative Competence (Languages); Asians; Foreign Countries; Class Size; Professional Development; Sustainability; Educational Change; Curriculum; Feedback (Response); Mixed Methods Research; Likert Scales; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Aufgabenanalyse; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Fakultät; Fragebogen; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Klassengröße; Nachhaltigkeit; Bildungsreform; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Likert-Skala
Abstract	This study investigated college EFL teachers' attitudes toward task-based language teaching (TBLT), regarding their familiarity with the idea of TBLT, their actual use of TBLT, and contextual factors that impede the implementation of TBLT in the higher education context in China. The study described here is a questionnaire survey with 26 valid responses. Results of this study are derived from discussion concerned with qualitative and quantitative data. The findings in the study show that though there are constraints from various aspects (including, the teaching materials, large class size etc.) for the successful implementation of TBLT, TBLT as a communicative teaching approach received very positive feedback from teachers. The majority of the teachers in this study hold positive views towards TBLT even though they have a low-level understanding of principles and practices of TBLT. The results addressed the issues existed in the pre-service and in-service training of Chinese EFL teachers. This study also highlighted the need for the Chinese ELT teachers to further develop their professional skills in terms of their competence to deal with large class size teaching, material development and English proficiency. Based on the findings, suggestions for teacher education and further development were made. This research is intended to yield informative insights regarding sustainable curriculum change management, policy implementation and professional development of English teachers in the Chinese EFL context. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01