Adaptation of Communicative Language Teaching Methodology to an English Textbook for English Language Learning of NIDA Students

Autor/in	West, Andrew J.
Titel	Adaptation of Communicative Language Teaching Methodology to an English Textbook for English Language Learning of NIDA Students
Quelle	In: PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 52 (2016), S.25-52 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0125-2488
Schlagwörter	Communicative Competence (Languages); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Textbooks; English (Second Language); Pretests Posttests; Multiple Choice Tests; Instructional Effectiveness; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Teaching Methods; Action Research; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Unterrichtserfolg; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Projektforschung; Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin
Abstract	In this paper, the researcher focuses on assessing the language learning benefits for students of adapting the communicative language teaching (CLT) methodology to an English textbook, a methodology that, according to Richards (2006), Littlewood (2008) and others, is influential in shaping second language learning worldwide. This paper is intended to contribute to the understanding of the effectiveness of CLT when applied to a textbook and how the practical application of this methodology can lead to students' increased knowledge and understanding of the subject matter and target language of the textbook as well as assess students' attitudes and perceptions toward those communicative activities. The instruments used in the data collection included a pre- and post-test multiple-choice quiz to ascertain if there is a significant difference in the students' knowledge and understanding of the subject matter in the textbook before and after using communicative activities, and a Likert-type five-point scale rating system questionnaire and open-ended questions to measure students' attitudes and perceptions. Thus, the aim of the researcher in this paper has been to investigate and quantitatively measure the effectiveness of these communicative teaching activities and assess the students' attitudes and perceptions toward them. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Chulalongkorn University Language Institute. Prem Purachatra Building, Chulalongkom University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Tel: +66-2-218-6092; Fax: +66-2-218-6104; e-mail: pasaa.editor@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.culi.chula.ac.th/Publicationsonline/home_p1.php
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Update	2020/1/01