Date of Award
12-2017
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A.
Department
English
College
College of Liberal Arts
First Advisor
John P. Madden
Second Advisor
Michael W. Schwartz
Third Advisor
Shawn C. Jarvis
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
CLT knowledge, teacher perceptions, CLT application, teaching assistants, communicative language teaching.
Abstract
This qualitative study investigates teacher perceptions on Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in an English as a Second Language (ESL) university environment. The study includes ten (10) participants who are all teaching assistants (TA) in the English Department at a Midwestern regional university in the United States. They are all between the ages of 24 to 48 and from varying nationalities and educational backgrounds. All participants will be interviewed in audio-recording using a semi-structured four-phased instrument. The purpose of this study is to elicit teachers’ reports of their knowledge, thoughts, opinions and applications related to CLT in teaching English Language Learners (ELL). Results demonstrated that participants do not have a full understanding of the CLT approach and favor combining different teaching methods. These outcomes could be attributed to lack of teacher training and involvement in research.
Recommended Citation
Lugo Cruz, Glymaris, "Teaching Assistants' Perception of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in an English as a Second Language (ESL) University Environment." (2017). Culminating Projects in English. 111.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/engl_etds/111
