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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12203819402021-08-03T05:54:20Z Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Korean Middle Schools: Exploration of Communicative Language Teaching through Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Reported Classroom Teaching Practices Choi, Seonghee <p>In the field of foreign and second language education, communicative language teaching has been regarded as one of the ideal teaching approaches by many researchers and practitioners for the past three decades. This study investigated the communicative language teaching in Korean middle school English classrooms as a foreign language from the teachers' perspectives.</p><p>The purpose of this descriptive survey research was to explore Korean English teachers' beliefs about communicative language teaching (CLT) and their beliefs about the main objectives of English teaching as well as teachers' practices of CLT in classroom instruction. School and classroom English teaching environments in the Korean context were also described.</p><p>The target population of this study was all middle school English teachers in Seoul, Korea. The questionnaires, consisting of a total of 80 items, were sent to 110 Korean EFL teachers selected randomly from the target population. The data of 97 valid responses were coded and analyzed, using descriptive and correlational statistics.</p><p>The result of the study showed that Korean EFL teachers had positive beliefs about the concepts of communicative language teaching, but it was reported that there were some discrepancies between their beliefs about CLT and their practices of CLT in classroom instruction. The results showed that Korean English teachers supported the concepts of CLT such as (1) to develop communicative classroom environments that blend the language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, (2) to provide appropriate, meaningful and comprehensible input to learners, (3) to use motivational activities such as games and songs, (4) to use audio-visual materials in language classrooms, (5) to use learner-centered activities and (6) to teach grammar in a communicative way. However, they reported that their teaching practices in classroom instruction were still largely teacher-centered, teacher-dominated and drill-driven rather than learner-centered. In correlational analysis, teachers' travel experience in English-speaking countries was shown to have low positive relationship with their self-reported level of English proficiency, and teachers' self-reported level of English proficiency was shown to have a low positive relationship with their classroom teaching practices of CLT.</p><p>Based on the findings of the study, some implications are presented for teacher development and the development of teaching methods in Korean English education.</p> 1999 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1220381940 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1220381940 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Korean Middle Schools: Exploration of Communicative Language Teaching through Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Reported Classroom Teaching Practices
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Korean Middle Schools: Exploration of Communicative Language Teaching through Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Reported Classroom Teaching Practices
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Korean Middle Schools: Exploration of Communicative Language Teaching through Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Reported Classroom Teaching Practices
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Korean Middle Schools: Exploration of Communicative Language Teaching through Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Reported Classroom Teaching Practices
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Korean Middle Schools: Exploration of Communicative Language Teaching through Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Reported Classroom Teaching Practices
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Korean Middle Schools: Exploration of Communicative Language Teaching through Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Reported Classroom Teaching Practices
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teaching english as a foreign language in korean middle schools: exploration of communicative language teaching through teachers' beliefs and self-reported classroom teaching practices
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1999
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