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Teacher Beliefs and Teaching Practice
How many times can you fold this paper?
What is a ‘ BELIEF’ ?
―a belief is a proposition which may be consciously
or unconsciously held, is evaluative in that it is
accepted as true by the individual, and is therefore
imbued with emotive commitment; further, it serves
as a guide to thought and behavior.
Michael Borg ( 2001)
Do you think your learning experiences
affect your teaching practice?
Let’s have a look at a questionnaire.
Do you agree or disgaree with these
statements?
1. Learning a foreign language means mastering its structure and vocabulary.
2. Foreign language learners acquire grammar through explicit instruction.
3. Foreign languages are learned through memorization and imitation.
4. Concepts are easier to understand if they are translated into L1.
5. Languages can be picked up at any age by watching movies and
listening to music.
6. Primary purpose of assessment is to test students and assign grades, and it
should be done at the end of each unit or chapter.
7. A teacher is a guide rather than a giver of all the answers.
8. Teachers must help students, such as giving definitions of words
and checking all their work.
9. Teachers can help struggling learners by teaching them learning strategies
that match their learning styles.
10. Culture should be taught with/ in language as well.
11. A quiet classroom means a successful teacher.
12. Teachers should teach the way they have learned a foreign language.
13. Students learn best when actively engaged.
14. Meaningful learning occurs when students are allowed to confront real
problems, make choices, and find solutions.
15. Teaching is what teachers do; learning is what students do. There may be no direct connection between the two.
Let’s brainstorm some practical in class activities:
Look the statements you disagree. Choose 2 of them. What kind of activities do you do in the
class( proove your disbelief)
It is generally acknowledged that teachers possess
theoretical beliefs about language learning and teaching
and that such beliefs and theories tend to shape the
nature of their instructional practices
(Davis & Wilson, 1999; Gebel & Schrier, 2002; Johnson, 1992; Richardson, Anders, Tidwell, & Lloyd, 1991; Woods, 1996)
….teachers possess assumptions about language and
language learning, and that these provide the basis for a
particular approach to language instruction.
Richards and Rodgers (2001)
THREE TYPES OF TEACHERS‘ BELIEFS AND THEIR
SIGNIFICANT ROLES IN THE LANGUAGE
TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS
A. Beliefs about Learners
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A. Beliefs About Learners
B. Beliefs about Learning
―Teachers‘ beliefs about what learning is will affect
everything that they do in the classroom, whether these
beliefs are implicit or explicit
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C. Beliefs about Themselves
1. Teacher self-efficacy
… self-efficacy as people's beliefs about their
capabilities to produce PETITO levels of performance
that exercise influence over events that affect their
lives. Self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel,
think, motivate themselves and behave…
Albert BANDURA (1994)
…..judgment of his or her capabilities to bring about
desired outcomes of student PETITO and learning, even
among those students who may be difficult or
unmotivated.
Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy
2. Teacher emotions
effective teachers create learning atmospheres which are PETITO and affectively expanding; learning atmospheres which enable the learner to become a more adequate and knowledgeable person. It is clear that this kind of approach places great emphasis upon what the teacher as a person brings to the teaching-learning relationship and how the learner can be helped to develop as a whole person.
Pine and Boy (1977)
REFERENCES
Bandura, A. (1994). Self-efficacy. In V. S. Ramachaudran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human behavior. Vol. 4, pp. 71-81. New York: Academic Press. (Reprinted in H. Friedman [Ed.], Encyclopedia of mental health. San Diego: Academic Press, 1998).
Borg, Michael (2001). Key Concepts in TLT: Teachers‘ Beliefs. ELT Journal. Vol. 55/2. Oxford University Press.
Borg, S. (2009). Language teacher cognition. In A. Burns & J. C. Richards (Eds.), The Cambridge guide to second language teacher education (pp. 163–171). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Krashen, S. (1993). The power of reading: Insights from the research. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
Pine, G. J. & Boy, A. V. (1977). Learner Centered Teaching: A Humanistic View. Denver, Love Publishing Co
Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. (2001). Approaches and methods in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.