Teachers' Needs in the Advancement of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in Taiwan

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Shu-Hsiu; Yang, Li-Chin
Titel	Teachers' Needs in the Advancement of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in Taiwan
Quelle	In: TESOL International Journal, 13 (2018) 1, S.100-117 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2094-3938
Schlagwörter	Grammar; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Communicative Competence (Languages); Class Size; Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Negative Attitudes; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Educational Change; International Education; Translation; Global Approach; Native Speakers; Teacher Attitudes; Learning Motivation; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grammatik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Klassengröße; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Negative Fixierung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Bildungsreform; Internationale Erziehung; Globales Denken; Muttersprachler; Lehrerverhalten; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation
Abstract	English language education in Taiwan has experienced a number of modifications over the past decade. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has initiated several reforms since 1994 to change the historical grammar-translation pedagogy into one emphasizing more communication. The purpose of these alterations was to increase learners' communication proficiency, so they could meet the new demands resulting from increased internationalization and globalization. Previous studies regarding Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in many other EFL (English as a foreign language) settings and Taiwan have shown promising results, yet the process of implementing CLT has often been challenging. Many factors, such as large class sizes and parents' negative attitudes toward CLT, have been found to negatively influence teachers' willingness to implement CLT. Using a multi-methodological approach of quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews, this study aims to examine teachers' needs for better communication-oriented practices in the classrooms of Taiwan. In total, 75 teachers were surveyed. Based on their degree of willingness to participate, 15 of them were further contacted for more in-depth interviews. The findings of the study revealed that to make CLT more applicable, teachers demanded in-service training and assistance from native English-speaking teachers (NESTs). In addition, students' and parents' re-education to value the development of communication proficiency, and to gain more knowledge about CLT, and the support from school authorities, were considered crucial. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01