An Analysis of Preferred Methods of Teaching and Learning English Language in Bangalore, India

Autor/inn/en	Varghese, Vivek; Karki, Prakat
Titel	An Analysis of Preferred Methods of Teaching and Learning English Language in Bangalore, India
Quelle	In: Journal on English Language Teaching, 8 (2018) 4, S.36-48 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2231-3338
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Secondary School Students; Secondary School Teachers; Communicative Competence (Languages); Printed Materials; Interaction; Audio Equipment; Gender Differences; Preferences; Audiovisual Instruction; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Direct Instruction; Bilingual Education; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sekundarschüler; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Interaktion; Audio-CD; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Direct instructional procedues; Direct instructional approach; Unterrichtsverfahren; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Indien
Abstract	The study investigated the preferred methods of teaching and learning English language among a sample of teachers and students from higher secondary schools in Bangalore, India. A total of 67 participants took part in this study which included 30 students (m=14, f=16) and 37 teachers (m=16, f=21). The Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) method was found to be the most preferred method of teaching English language among the teachers, whereas the Situational Language Teaching (SLT) was the least preferred method of teaching English language. Similarly, using written content in terms of books, newspapers, journals, etc. was found to be the most preferred method of learning language for the students, followed by learning through informal interaction. The least preferred method of learning English according to the students was the use of audio resources. Gender variability in preferences was also tested using independent samples t-tests, which revealed that male teachers gave significantly higher preference ratings for the direct method and audio lingual method in teaching, whereas male students also gave significantly higher preference ratings for the audio resources method in learning than their respective female counterparts. Both male and female teachers preferred the CLT method of teaching the most, while the use of written content was selected as the most preferable by both male and female students in terms of learning English language. (As Provided).
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Update	2021/2/06