Beliefs of English Teachers in using Pair Work
Date
2012
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Faculty of English Education
Abstract
The present study entitled “Beliefs of English Teachers in Using Pair Work” is
an attempt to identify and find out the beliefs of English teachers in using pair
work technique in their classes and suggest some pedagogical implications. In
order to collect the data, the primary and secondary sources were used. Forty
English teachers teaching at secondary level in Ilam district were involved as
informants in this study. The main tool for data collection was the
questionnaire. The participants were requested to help me by responding to the
questionnaire. The raw data obtained from them were analyzed and interpreted
descriptively as well as using simple statistical tools. After analysis and
interpretation of the data it was found that teachers have positive beliefs
towards pair work technique in their classes.
The present study consists of four chapters. The first chapter deals with general
background, objectives, significance of the study and review of the related
literature. Chapter two deals with the methodology of the study which consists
of sources of data, tools, process of data collection and limitations of the study.
Likewise, chapter three deals with the analysis and interpretation of the
collected data. Finally, chapter four deals with the findings of the study and its
recommendations for pedagogical implications.
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English Teachers, pair work technique, Teachers’ Beliefs