Li, Hongyu;
Thomas, Nathan;
(2023)
Chinese EFL teachers’ understandings and implementation of task-based language teaching.
Journal on Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning (TASK)
, 3
(2)
pp. 305-335.
10.1075/task.22015.li.
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Abstract
Across China, English language teaching curricula have advocated for task-based language teaching (TBLT) for more than 20 years. Yet, there is reason to believe that practice varies widely. As such, this multiple case study sheds light on two Chinese teachers’ understandings and implementation of TBLT in a public primary school in Chongqing, southwest China. Data collection consisted of eight semi-structured interviews and eight classroom observations. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The analysis indicated that the teachers had basic understandings of TBLT, but their teaching was incongruent with its principles. Few tasks were observed in their lessons. Three main factors affected the teachers’ implementation of TBLT: (1) classroom management issues; (2) preparation and teaching resources; and (3) the teachers’ own tacit reluctance.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Chinese EFL teachers’ understandings and implementation of task-based language teaching |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1075/task.22015.li |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/task.22015.li |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | TBLT, theory-to-practice, case study, qualitative content analysis, ELT China |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189609 |
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