An implementation of project‐based learning in an EFL context: Japanese students’ and teachers’ perceptions regarding team learning

TESOL Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Yamada
Keyword(s):  
Team Learning ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Efl Context

Integrating a Global Inclusive Perspective into Coursework for Pre-service Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Ottley ◽  
Sara L. Hartman ◽  
Perianne Bates ◽  
Sarah Baker
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
The United States ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Inclusive Practices ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Inclusive Practice

Abstract Intercultural competence is a necessary disposition for teachers in the United States who instruct an increasingly diverse group of P-12 students in inclusive settings. Viewing the world and inclusive practices from multicultural and global perspectives can be difficult when the majority of one's experiences occur within their own culture. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to describe how a teacher educator connected her 40 early childhood pre-service teachers to broader national and global inclusive practice issues via project-based learning activities. Data were collected using a brief, researcher-developed questionnaire and analyzed using thematic pattern analysis and constant comparison methodology. Findings show that pre-service teachers knew little about the global issues prior to the activities, were interested and engaged in the activities, developed global knowledge and perspectives through participation, and held varying levels of cultural competence after participation. While growth in knowledge regarding national and global inclusive practices is important, teacher educators should make concerted efforts to expand teachers' perceptions beyond monocultural views into deeper, multicultural perspectives regarding global inclusive practice.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Perceptions on Using Smartphones in English as a Foreign Language Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-104
Author(s):  
Ali Abbas Alzubi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Educational Applications ◽  
Language Context

This study explored the perceptions of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers at a foundation year in a university in Saudi Arabia. 41 male (27) and female (14) teachers completed a survey using Google Forms. The results indicated that the majority of teachers (83%) supported the integration of smartphones in EFL context, as 71% believe that smartphones would enhance students’ EFL learning. 72% reported that they used smartphones for university-related work. Sending and receiving emails, accessing the internet, and using educational applications were the most reported beneficial features whereas scanning/creating QR codes, using calculator, playing games, and playing a podcast were the least reported. 79 % believed that smartphones would have instructional benefits for the learners such as access to technology, motivation, creativity English language learning opportunities, and variation in instruction whereas 58 % did not see any barriers in the use of smartphones in EFL context. That smartphones may distract students’ attention was the only reported barrier. Recommendations and impactions for further research and applications were suggested.

scholarly journals Exploring the Perceptions of Moroccan EFL Teachers Towards Task-Based Language Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-31
Author(s):  
Mohammed Mettar
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Level Of Use ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
High Level

Moroccan students do not have many opportunities to use English outside the classroom setting. The adoption of task-based language learning (TBLL) is deemed to be an appropriate language instructional method for the Moroccan EFL context. Hence, teachers are explicitly urged in the official Moroccan English language guidelines documents to adopt tasks in their teaching practices. However, no known empirical research has been conducted to investigate teachers’ perceptions and use of TBLL. To fill this gap, this study attempted to investigate high school EFL instructors’ familiarity with TBLL and their views on the use of tasks in their classrooms. An online survey provided quantitative data from 90 participants. Results showed that although Moroccan EFL teachers have a good understanding of the key concepts of this approach, their use of tasks is limited. Lack of task-based materials, large class sizes, and students’ use of their mother tongue to complete the task are identified as the main obstacles facing a high level of use of tasks in teachers’ classroom practices. Several implications for the successful integration of TBLL in the Moroccan EFL context are suggested at the end of the article.

scholarly journals Pre-Service English Teachers' Perceptions, Obstacles and Experiences When Teaching English in the EFL Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Rashed Zannan Alghamdy
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Efl Students

This article has identified the opinions, perceptions obstacles and experiences of the EFL pre-service English teacher who participated in a training program in EFL context. In this study, only qualitative data was gathered. The participants in this study were 7 pre-service English teachers aged 23-28 years, from seven boys’ schools in Al-Baha city in Saudi Arabia. The researcher interviewed them at the end of the semester of the training program. The findings of this study were that some EFL pre-service English teachers felt that the training program enabled them to increase their confidence and social skills, enabling them to gain more experiences.However, there were many disadvantages, barriers and obstacles to practicing pre-service teaching in the training program. These included: some EFL students were naughty and they caused problems in the classroom, the EFL students’ English level was very weak such that they could not communicate in the language and even they also could not understand the teacher’s instructions. Being in the training program, and studying at the college at the same time was very challenging for the pre-service English teachers. Also, some their main teachers were not willing to guide them. They were also often shy and embarrassed before the students. There were claims that the preparation book was difficult for most pre-service teachers to prepare. Most complained that they lacked the resources they required to prepare for their lessons.

Integrating a Global Inclusive Perspective into Coursework for Pre-service Teachers

2018 ◽  
pp. 000-000
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Ottley ◽  
Sara L. Hartman ◽  
Perianne Bates ◽  
Sarah Baker
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
The United States ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Inclusive Practices ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Inclusive Practice

Abstract Intercultural competence is a necessary disposition for teachers in the United States who instruct an increasingly diverse group of P-12 students in inclusive settings. Viewing the world and inclusive practices from multicultural and global perspectives can be difficult when the majority of one's experiences occur within their own culture. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to describe how a teacher educator connected her 40 early childhood pre-service teachers to broader national and global inclusive practice issues via project-based learning activities. Data were collected using a brief, researcher-developed questionnaire and analyzed using thematic pattern analysis and constant comparison methodology. Findings show that pre-service teachers knew little about the global issues prior to the activities, were interested and engaged in the activities, developed global knowledge and perspectives through participation, and held varying levels of cultural competence after participation. While growth in knowledge regarding national and global inclusive practices is important, teacher educators should make concerted efforts to expand teachers' perceptions beyond monocultural views into deeper, multicultural perspectives regarding global inclusive practice.

scholarly journals Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions and Preferences for Oral Corrective Feedback: Do They Match?

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Fateme Saeb
Keyword(s):  
Error Correction ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Oral Corrective Feedback

Perceptions and perspectives about corrective feedback (CF) have recently attracted some attention in the CF literature. Few studies, however, have delved into students’ and teachers’ CF perceptions and preferences and compared them. This study is an attempt to explore Iranian EFL teachers’ and students’ perceptions and preferences for different amounts and types of oral corrective feedback. Two parallel questionnaires were used to gather quantitative and qualitative data from twenty eight teachers and eighty six of their students. Results revealed significant differences between teachers’ and students’ perceptions about the amounts and types of CF and also about different types of errors to be corrected. Contrary to their teachers, students in this study were found to be seeking large amounts of explicit corrective feedback provided by the teacher.  As for the pedagogical implications, ‘meta-correction’ is suggested as a solution to the problem of conflicting CF perceptions of students and teachers and to improve and enhance error correction practices within Iranian EFL context. 

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