摘要
To uncover how different backgrounds influence teacher beliefs,a multiple case study was done to three pre-service and three in-service EFL teachers through semi-structured interviews.The results show that pre-service and in-service teachers hold a general belief that while English exposure is important,the use of Chinese as the L1 is complementary.Nonetheless,teachers’rationale reflects influence from prior learning experience,teacher education and classroom practice.The findings provide implications for career development of EFL teachers.
To uncover how different backgrounds influence teacher beliefs, a multiple case study was done to three pre-service and three in-service EFL teachers through semi-structured interviews. The results show that pre-service and in-service teachers hold a general belief that while English exposure is important, the use of Chinese as the L1 is complementary. Nonetheless, teachers' rationale reflects influence from prior learning experience, teacher education and classroom practice. The findings provide implications for career development of EFL teachers.
出处
《海外英语》
2017年第15期223-226,228,共5页
Overseas English
