appropriate and beneficial since they have been appropriate to the characteristics of the young learners and the principles in teaching English to them. There is only
one belief that should be reconsidered and adjusted to t he learners‟ needs. The
belief is that the young learners need various topics in one lesson. This belief is not really beneficial to young learners since too many topics in one lesson can
distract the focus of their attention and the materials cannot be internalized very well by them.
Secondly, although the English teachers in primary school have already had the appropriate beliefs in teaching young learners, but sometimes they have not
been able to apply the beliefs optimally in their classroom practices. In addition, although it seems that they have already planned the lesson very well, but
sometimes they could not execute the plan very well. Taking for example, the teachers should give more opportunities for the young learners to produce their
own sentences in order to use their knowledge in actual context. After the presentation and practice, it should be continued with the production. However,
the teachers have not reached that final stage.
C. RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the results and the implications of the research, there are some recommendations proposed for the English teachers in primary school and future
researchers. For English teachers, there are four recommendations provided. Firstly, the more frequent reflections of their own classroom practices are
recommended for the primary English teachers in order to keep adjusting their beliefs with the
learners‟ needs. By doing so, it is hopefully that the quality of English teaching and learning in primary schools develops over time. Secondly,
the self-updating with recent studies is recommended for the primary English teachers in order to keep adjusting their beliefs about teaching young learners.
Thirdly, the use of creativity in developing their own classroom practices is also recommended for the primary English teachers. By doing so, it is hopefully that
the young learners in primary school can be more motivated in learning English. Lastly, the provision of more opportunities for the young learners to produce their
own sentences in the target language is recommended for the teachers in order to empower the young learners to use their knowledge in simple communication.
Meanwhile, for future researchers, there are two recommendations provided. Firstly, the other elements of the classroom practices are recommended to be
studied by future researchers in identifying the teachers‟ beliefs in teaching English to young learners in primary schools. As previously explained, this
research only studies the teachers‟ beliefs based on some elements of the
classroom practices. It means that there are still other elements of the classroom practices that can be studied by future researchers. Secondly, the study of
teachers‟ beliefs based on the classroom practices which are conducted in more than one lesson is recommended for the future researchers in order to see the
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