Junior High School English Learning in Taiwan

Studies of teacher beliefs about language learning,
as compared to student beliefs, are relatively less
common, especially concerning English language
learning in Asian countries. The educational reform
movement in Taiwan encourages learning English for
communicative purposes and values individual
interests. However, many current in-service English
teachers and parents learned English via grammar
translation method and testing, which focuses on the
correction of language forms. As a result, these
English teachers and parents may or may not share
similar views about the changing trends in English
learning. A survey and an interview protocol were
served as data collection instruments. Teacher
beliefs toward English learning in Taiwan were fully
revealed in this book. The book provides the mutual
understandings between eastern and western
perspectives in terms of language education.

Autorentext

Chia-Lin Chang, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction. TESOL/Bilingual Education Specialization. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Assistant Professor at Transworld Institute of Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Klappentext
Studies of teacher beliefs about language learning, as compared to student beliefs, are relatively less common, especially concerning English language learning in Asian countries. The educational reform movement in Taiwan encourages learning English for communicative purposes and values individual interests. However, many current in-service English teachers and parents learned English via grammar translation method and testing, which focuses on the correction of language forms. As a result, these English teachers and parents may or may not share similar views about the changing trends in English learning. A survey and an interview protocol were served as data collection instruments. Teacher beliefs toward English learning in Taiwan were fully revealed in this book. The book provides the mutual understandings between eastern and western perspectives in terms of language education.