Developing Contemporary Teaching Perspectives for EFL Teachers
Philippine ESL Journal, Vol. 2, January 2009
9 Pages Posted: 28 Jun 2009 Last revised: 6 Jul 2009
Date Written: February 18, 2009
Abstract
The article focuses on contemporary perspectives in psycholinguistics that EFL teachers need to develop in order to teach effectively. A perspective explains much on how EFL teachers implement their teaching. These perspectives include: (1) Knowing how language is acquired to teach the language effectively; (2) being aware that what is known about learning in general may be different for learning EFL; (3) holding specific beliefs about learning EFL influence the teaching of EFL; and (4) teaching is assessed by EFL by looking at teachers attitudes about teaching and learning. Given the perspectives, recommendations are provided for EFL teachers.
Keywords: teaching EFL, teaching perspectives, ESL
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