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Teaching English as an International Language: Variables Affecting Vietnamese EFL Lecturers' Beliefs

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العنوان: Teaching English as an International Language: Variables Affecting Vietnamese EFL Lecturers' Beliefs
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Mai, Hang Thi Nhu
المصدر: Journal of English as an International Language. Jun 2018 13(1):57-79.
الإتاحة: English Language Education Publishing. Site Skills Training - Clark, Centennial Road, Clark Freeport Zone, Clark, Pampanga 2023, Philippines. e-mail: asianefl@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.elejournals.com/journal-of-english-as-an-international-language/; Web site: https://www.eilj.com/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
تاريخ النشر: 2018
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Experience, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Intercultural Communication, Attitude Change, Language Teachers, Educational Experience, Study Abroad, Teacher Qualifications, Gender Differences, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study, College Faculty
مصطلحات جغرافية: Vietnam
تدمد: 1718-2298
مستخلص: Teachers' classroom practices are influenced by their beliefs and are unlikely to change if these influencing factors are not changed (Webster, McNeish, Scott, Maynard & Haywood, 2012). Current roles and functions of English as an international language (EIL) require changes in teachers' perspectives in teaching English for intercultural communication. This paper reports findings from a quantitative study which provides insights into the factors that likely inform the changes of teachers' beliefs. In the study, a close-ended questionnaire was distributed to 57 Vietnamese lecturers. Their answers were converted into an Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using a deductive approach. A Mann-Whitney U test, a nonparametric alternative for the independent samples t-test, was conducted to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in teachers' rating scores towards the teaching of EIL among teachers of English who had pursued their postgraduate and doctoral studies overseas and in Vietnam. The results revealed that teachers' international learning experience had a significant influence on teachers' perspectives whereas teaching experience, teachers' qualifications, and gender had no significant impact. The study suggests teachers are to be exposed to intercultural environments in order for them to develop beliefs and attitudes which will result in their adaptation of teaching EIL.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
رقم الأكسشن: EJ1247000
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC