| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北市立大學 === 英語教學系碩士班 === 102 === The present study aimed to investigate and compare English teachers’ beliefs and
practices in Taiwan and Hong Kong for the purpose of teachers’ instructional references.
This study was based on both qualitative and quantitative research method design.
Through participant observation and semi-structured interviews, three Taiwan and three
Hong Kong elementary school English teachers’ viewpoints about English teaching were
deeply investigated while sixteen teachers’ perceptions on teachers’ beliefs and practices
in both places were understood and analyzed through questionnaires. A constant
comparative method was administered during the data analysis for developing emerging
themes and categories. The findings of this study primarily included the following two
foci: (a) the similarities and differences of English teachers’ beliefs in terms of teachers’
language proficiency, teaching styles, and teachers’ self-efficacy between Taiwan and
Hong Kong, and (b) the similarities and differences of teachers’ practices in terms of their
teaching strategies, curriculum design, and cultural perspectives in Taiwan and Hong
Kong. Finally, the researcher concluded this study with pedagogical implications and
suggestions for teachers, schools, and future researchers.
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