EFL teachers' beliefs and practices about pronunciation teaching

EFL teachers' beliefs and practices about pronunciation teaching

• Bai, Barry The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Yuan, Rui Eric The Education University of Hong Kong

ELT Journal, 73(2), 134-143, 2019

Oxford University Press

2019

• F Learning & Teaching
  • FE Medium of Instruction, Language of Teaching, Bi-& Multilingual Education, Problems of Bilingualism, Code-mixing & Code-switching
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

This study explores 16 non-native English teachers' beliefs and practices about pronunciation teaching in Hong Kong. Drawing on data from the teachers' written reflections and follow-up interviews, the findings suggest that these non-native English teachers understood the importance and goal of pronunciation teaching but appeared unconfident and ill-prepared in their teaching. Their lack of confidence was not only a result of insufficient training but also of their non-native English teacher status influenced by specific institutional and sociocultural contexts. Important implications for EFL teacher education and professional development are drawn. Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press; all rights reserved.

• English

Journal Articles

• 09510893

• 10.1093/elt/ccy040

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/ae05470d

2019-12-09