ERIC Number: EJ838856
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
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Student Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs about Using the Target Language in the Classroom
Bateman, Blair E.
Foreign Language Annals, v41 n1 p11-28 Spr 2008
Although the language teaching profession has long emphasized the use of the target language in the classroom, student teachers face various challenges in their efforts to conduct class in their target language. This case study focused on 10 student teachers with respect to (1) their initial attitudes and beliefs about using the target language, (2) the extent to which they felt the target language could be used in specific activities, (3) the factors that affected their decisions regarding target language use, and (4) how their attitudes toward target language use evolved and changed during their student teaching. Sources of information included pre- and postquestionnaires, journal entries, and observations of student teachers' classes. Themes that emerged from student teachers' experiences are discussed, as well as possible implications for language teacher education. (Contains 3 notes and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Teacher Education, English (Second Language), Student Teacher Attitudes, Language Usage, Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Questionnaires, Language Teachers, Class Activities, Linguistic Input, Action Research
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 700 South Washington Street Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-894-2900; Fax: 703-894-2905; e-mail: headquarters@actfl.org; Web site: http://www.actfl.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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