A Comparative Study of Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in EFL Elementary Classrooms between Taiwan and Hong Kong

• Main Authors: KAM-BUN LEE, 李錦彬
• Other Authors: YA-LI LAI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28685760831879993618

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.