عنوان

English Foreign Language Teachers' Perceptions and Implementation of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) at the Public Secondary Level in Saudi Arabia

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TL52736

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

English Foreign Language Teachers' Perceptions and Implementation of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) at the Public Secondary Level in Saudi Arabia

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[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Alqahtani, Abdulrahman

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Rutledge, David

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New Mexico State University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2020

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170 p.

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

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New Mexico State University

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2020

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Second language (L2) learning has been through several changes in the last thirty years, resulting in the emergence of communicative language teaching approaches that help learners acquire a second language through interactive activities instead of the routine memorization and grammar rule learning. This dissertation examines English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' perceptions of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) at the Public Secondary Level in Saudi Arabia, and how they implement it in their classroom practice. A qualitative case study paradigm was used for this study, to examine the perceptions of CLT by secondary level English language teachers and the techniques they apply when using the principles of CLT in the classroom. Three sources of data were collected including observations, interviews, documents and records. Results from this study showed a variation in the teachers' understanding and perception of a CLT approach. While there was strong agreement that CLT is beneficial in enhancing students' learning of the target language, their conceptualization of CLT differed. Participants used various strategies such as communicative activities, structured input activities in the textbooks and grammar feature lectures. Findings also indicated that based on the teachers' L2 learning experience, they have different beliefs regarding grammar instructions and its effectiveness, as well as perceptions of effective L2 pedagogical practices. Experience gained from what is happening in the educational field, especially among English language teachers in Saudi Arabia, is expected to contribute positively to the design of future language teacher training programs that would develop and raise the competence of English language teachers in dealing with their students and the educational subject within the classroom.

Subject Term

English as a second language--ESL

Subject Term

Secondary education

Alqahtani, Abdulrahman

Rutledge, David

New Mexico State University

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