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Wyatt, Mark; Dikilitas, Kenan – Language Learning Journal, 2021
It is increasingly recognised that language teachers' self-efficacy (LTSE) beliefs, i.e. their beliefs in their abilities to fulfil specific language teaching-related tasks that support learning, play a crucial role in filtering the way that their knowledge is transformed into action. Nevertheless, despite their importance, these beliefs remain…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Self Efficacy, Language Teachers
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Yu, Xia; Liu, Chengyu – Language Learning Journal, 2021
Although much has been discussed about the use of reading aloud (RA) outside China, it has been one of the least investigated learning/teaching behaviours in ELT in China. The paper reports the results of a series of semi-structured interviews, in which learners and teachers were invited to identify the reasons and problems in the use of RA in…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Richards, Heather; Conway, Clare; Roskvist, Annelies; Harvey, Sharon – Language Learning Journal, 2013
Teachers' subject knowledge is recognized as an essential component of effective teaching. In the foreign language context, teachers' subject knowledge includes language proficiency. In New Zealand high schools, foreign languages (e.g. Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish) have recently been offered to learners earlier in their schooling,…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Educational Practices, Second Language Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching