Global Academy of Training and Research Journal

Share:

HTML |

DOI 10.35609/gjbssr.2014.2.2(7)

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Nikian, S; Nor, F.M. (2014). The importance of investigating TESL trainees' attitudes towards Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Global J. Bus. Soc. Sci. Review, 2 (2): 55 – 60. https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2014.2.2(7)

Received: March 19, 2014 | Accepted: April 13, 2014

The importance of investigating TESL trainees' attitudes towards Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
Samira Nikian, Faizah Mohamad Nor
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia Abstract

The importance of teacher attitudes and their influence on teacher behaviour and the learning process has been recognised by a number of teacher educators and educational researchers (Breen 1991, Burns 1990, Clark & Yingcr 1979,Garcia & Reynolds 1977, Dunkin & Biddle 1974, Gayle 1979, Grotjahn1991, Guthrie 1984, Nunan 1990, Shavelson & Stern 1981, Wright 1990). Teachers' attitudes play an important role in curriculum innovations in the success or failure of innovation projects. Hence, investigating teachers' attitudes towards the philosophy of the innovation, help the researcher to understand the difficulties teachers face in implementing curriculum innovations (Dingwall 1985)

Type of Paper Conceptual

Keywords: TESL trainees; attitudes; CLT; Communicative Language Teaching.

Price: USD 25