The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola

This study aims to investigate the beliefs of three Nigerian secondary ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers about teaching and learning of the English language. It also seeks to explore how the beliefs of the teachers influence their language use in the classroom. The theoretical framework fo...

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Main Author: Akindele Abdullahi , Ademola
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description This study aims to investigate the beliefs of three Nigerian secondary ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers about teaching and learning of the English language. It also seeks to explore how the beliefs of the teachers influence their language use in the classroom. The theoretical framework for this study is provided by Nespor (1987), Johnson (1994), and Yook (2010). In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a qualitative case study design was employed. Semi-structured interviews, audio-recording, classroom observation and field notes were the instruments used to collect the data of the study. Three ESL teachers in an urban private secondary school provided data of the study. Answers to the guiding research questions were obtained from the analysis of the transcripts of six interviews, six audio recorded lessons, observations and field notes. The findings reveal that the teachers held beliefs about ESL teaching and learning that were consistent with their classroom practices. However, in a few instances, there was incongruence between the teachers’ stated beliefs and classroom practices. Incongruence between their ESL teaching and learning beliefs and practices stemmed from their dominance of classroom communication. The findings of the study show that the teachers’ beliefs about the roles of L1 and L2 influenced their own language use.
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spelling my.um.stud-99022019-09-18T19:17:59Z The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola Akindele Abdullahi , Ademola P Philology. Linguistics This study aims to investigate the beliefs of three Nigerian secondary ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers about teaching and learning of the English language. It also seeks to explore how the beliefs of the teachers influence their language use in the classroom. The theoretical framework for this study is provided by Nespor (1987), Johnson (1994), and Yook (2010). In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a qualitative case study design was employed. Semi-structured interviews, audio-recording, classroom observation and field notes were the instruments used to collect the data of the study. Three ESL teachers in an urban private secondary school provided data of the study. Answers to the guiding research questions were obtained from the analysis of the transcripts of six interviews, six audio recorded lessons, observations and field notes. The findings reveal that the teachers held beliefs about ESL teaching and learning that were consistent with their classroom practices. However, in a few instances, there was incongruence between the teachers’ stated beliefs and classroom practices. Incongruence between their ESL teaching and learning beliefs and practices stemmed from their dominance of classroom communication. The findings of the study show that the teachers’ beliefs about the roles of L1 and L2 influenced their own language use. 2018-11 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9902/1/Akindele_Abdullahi.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9902/2/Akindele_Abdullahi_Ademola_%E2%80%93_Dissertation.pdf Akindele Abdullahi , Ademola (2018) The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola. Masters thesis, University of Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9902/
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The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola
title The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola
title_full The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola
title_fullStr The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola
title_full_unstemmed The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola
title_short The influence of ESL teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / Akindele Abdullahi Ademola
title_sort influence of esl teachers’ beliefs of teaching and learning on teacher talk / akindele abdullahi ademola
topic P Philology. Linguistics
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