Exploring Teachers' Perception of the Efficacy of ELT in Iranian Public Schools and Private Language Institutes

Autor/inn/en	Aliakbari, Mohammad; Gheitasi, Mojtaba
Titel	Exploring Teachers' Perception of the Efficacy of ELT in Iranian Public Schools and Private Language Institutes
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 5 (2014) 2, S.12-18 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Private Schools; Public Schools; Preferences; Language Teachers; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Ausland; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This paper intended to compare teaching English in private language institutes and public schools in Iranian Education system from the viewpoint of the English teachers who practice in both systems. It also aimed at examining teachers' preference to teach-in either place. 15 English teachers in Ilam city participated in the study and data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire, including 60 Items through which respondents were asked to express their dis/agreement on 5 subscales. The results showed that better management, better fulfillment of the educational needs, and better teaching environment were among the reasons why the teachers preferred to teach in private language institutes. The study then, provides suggestions for improvement of ELT in the public system. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01