Search results for "EFL teacher"

Pronunciation Learning Environment: EFL Students' Cognitions of In-class and Out-of-class Factors Affecting Pronunciation Acquisition

2018

The way a foreign language (L2) learner perceives his or her educational environment may affect their processes of L2 acquisition. The aim of the study presented in this paper is to explore English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ perceptions of their teachers’ pronunciation, in-class and outside-class factors regarding pronunciation acquisition, such as pronunciation activities, recordings, focus on form, peer pronunciation, listening to music, to mention a few. A group of 89 participants responded to a survey, via which the data necessary to respond to the following three research questions was collected. How do EFL learners perceive their teachers’ pronunciation? What is the relatio…

ENGLISH LINGUISTICS IN MOTIVATING CLIL STUDENT TEACHERS

2019

Research on teacher motivation has recently given evidence of being closely related to several variables such as pre-service and in-service teacher training, educational reform, teaching practice, student motivation, work environment, psychological fulfilment and general health conditions. Taking into consideration the most recent studies on EFL teacher motivation across different disciplines and cultures, this paper aims at sharing the author’s personal experience with colleagues who have taught in CLIL trainee courses for High School content teachers. The results of the project, carried out in university run-courses from 2013 to 2017, have shown that teaching certain linguistic aspects (s…

Using movies in EFL teaching : the point of view of teachers

2011

Koska kieltenoppijat ovat nykypäivänä entistä homogeenisempi ryhmä, kaivataan vieraan kielen opetukseen vaihtelevia ideoita ja opetusmetodeja. Elokuvat ovat muun muassa autenttisuutensa ja monikanavaisuutensa vuoksi hyödyllinen keino opettaa vierasta kieltä, myös englantia vieraana kielenä. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää, miten suomalaiset englanninopettajat käyttävät elokuvia omassa opetuksessaan ja mitä mieltä he ovat elokuvien käytöstä viidellä eri kieltenopetuksen osa-alueella: suullisen kielitaidon, kirjoittamisen, sanaston, kieliopin ja kulttuurin opettamisessa. Tutkimus toteutettiin internet-kyselynä kevään 2011 aikana. Vastaajat valittiin satunnaisesti Länsi-Suomen eri kaupun…

The use of motivational strategies in EFL classrooms : a comparative study of Vietnamese and Finnish EFL teachers

2018

The thesis describes a comparative research of motivational strategies in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms of Vietnamese and Finnish teachers. The aim of the study was to understand individual teachers’ motivational strategies in the classroom and analyze strategies cross-culturally in the two contexts and describe the teachers’ difficulties and challenges in motivating students. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three Vietnamese EFL teachers and three Finnish EFL teachers. The interview data were analyzed inductively using qualitative content analysis method to build up the motivational strategy dimensions which were also partly based on Dörnyei’s motivational stra…

The use of different style variants and style shifting and their functions in the speech of an EFL teacher

2008

Teaching Matters : Enjoyment and Job Satisfaction

2016

Teaching occurs in a complex and dynamic environment that involves other people—learners, their families and school authorities as well as the subject matter to be taught. Expectations towards the effects of teaching are high, though opinions about teachers may be harmful. What is a contemporary teacher like, then? The aim of this article is to present a portrait of an average teacher on the basis of selected empirical evidence from TALIS 2013 survey (OECD, 2014). Also teachers’ emotions and their relations with job satisfaction and overall success are discussed. Finally, empirical evidence from a case study on job satisfaction, enjoyment and success of Polish teachers of English is discuss…

EFL Teacher Education in Finland : Manifestations of Professional Agency in Teacher Educators’ Work

2020

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher educators play a key role in the development of university-based teacher education and the preparation of preservice EFL teachers. However, the professional agency of EFL teacher educators in developing their work remains understudied. Employing a Vygotskian sociocultural theoretical perspective, this research considers the individual and collective professional agency of eight EFL teacher educators at two Finnish universities. Findings demonstrate that individual professional agency is enacted in the expression of professional identity and the development of professional relationships, and in offering and receiving professional assistance. Findin…

EFL teachers talking about their use of computers at work : a discourse-analytic study

2003

Teachers' emotions related to students : a critical review

2014

Opettajien tunteita on tutkittu yhä enemmän muutaman kuluneen vuosikymmenen aikana. Tämän kirjallisuuskatsauksen tarkoituksena on esitellä ja arvioida viimeaikaisia tutkimuksia, jotka koskevat opettajien oppilaisiin liittyviä tunteita. Lisäksi tarkastelussa ovat englanninopettajien oppilaisiin liittyvät tunteet. Tämä katsaus on osa pro gradu -tutkielmaani Opettajankoulutuslaitoksella. Tutkimus lähestyy tunteita relationaalisesta näkökulmasta. Sen mukaan tunteet ovat pääosin sosiaalisia ja syntyvät vuorovaikutuksessa ympäristön ja muiden ihmisten kanssa. Tunne on reaktio sosiaaliseen, ihmisen tärkeäksi kokemaan tapahtumaan ja tunne myös vaikuttaa ihmisen toimintaan. Relationaalinen lähestymi…