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Table of Content
Page
Declaration ...................................................................................................... ... i
Acknowlegements ............................................................................................ .. ii
Preface.............................................................................................................. . iii
Abstract ............................................................................................................ .. iv
Table of Content .............................................................................................. ... v
List of Tables ................................................................................................... .. vii
List of Appendices ........................................................................................... . viii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ............................................................................... 1
1.2 Purposes of the Study..................................................................................... 3
1.3 Significance of the Study ............................................................................... 4
1.4 Definitions of Terms ...................................................................................... 4
1.5 The Organization of the Thesis ...................................................................... 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Teachers’ Beliefs ....................................................................................... ... 6
2.2.1 The Notion of Belief ........................................................................ ... 6
2.2.2 Understanding Teachers’ Beliefs ..................................................... ... 8
2.2.3 The Sources of Teachers’ Beliefs .................................................... .. 11
2.2 Communicative Language Teaching ......................................................... . . 13
2.2.1 A Brief History of CLT ...................................................................... 13
2.2.2 The Characteristics of CLT................................................................. 17
2.2.3 Classroom Activities and Group Working in CLT ............................. 19
2.2.4 Error Correction in CLT ..................................................................... 21
2.2.5 The Role of Grammar in CLT Class ................................................... 22
2.2.6 Teacher Role in CLT .......................................................................... 24
2.2.7 Student Role in CLT ........................................................................... 25
2.3 English Curriculum ....................................................................................... .26
2.4 Related Research ........................................................................................... 29
2.5 Concluding Remark ...................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Research Design............................................................................................ 33
3.2 Setting and Participants ................................................................................ 35
3.3 Data Collection ............................................................................................ 37
3.3.1 Questionnaire ..................................................................................... 37
3.3.2 Interview ............................................................................................. 39
3.3.3 Classroom Observation ....................................................................... 41
3.3.4 Document Data ................................................................................... 42
3.4 Data Analysis ................................................................................................ 42
3.5 Validity Issues ............................................................................................... 44
3.6 Concluding Remark ...................................................................................... 45
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 English Teachers’ Beliefs about Communicative Language Teaching ........ 46
4.1.1 Group Work / Pair Work .................................................................... 51
4.1.2 Error Correction .................................................................................. 52
4.1.3 Grammar Role..................................................................................... 53
4.1.4 Teacher Role ....................................................................................... 54
4.1.5 Student Role........................................................................................ 56
4.1.6 The Source of Teachers’ Beliefs ......................................................... 57
4.1.7 Synthesis and Interpretation................................................................ 59
4.2 The Implementation of Teachers’ Beliefs about CLT into Teaching and Learning Activities
61
4.2.1 Teachers Activities in the Classroom ................................................. 62
4.2.2 Classroom Activities ........................................................................... 65
4.2.3 Grammar Role..................................................................................... 67
4.2.4 Error Correction .................................................................................. 69
4.2.5 Teacher and Student Role in the Class ............................................... 71
4.2.6 Synthesis and Interpretation................................................................ 73
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Conclusions ................................................................................................... 75
5.2 The Limitation and Recommendation .......................................................... 77
REFERENCES ................................................................................................... 79
APPENDICES .................................................................................................... 85
Page
Declaration ...................................................................................................... ... i
Acknowlegements ............................................................................................ .. ii
Preface.............................................................................................................. . iii
Abstract ............................................................................................................ .. iv
Table of Content .............................................................................................. ... v
List of Tables ................................................................................................... .. vii
List of Appendices ........................................................................................... . viii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ............................................................................... 1
1.2 Purposes of the Study..................................................................................... 3
1.3 Significance of the Study ............................................................................... 4
1.4 Definitions of Terms ...................................................................................... 4
1.5 The Organization of the Thesis ...................................................................... 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Teachers’ Beliefs ....................................................................................... ... 6
2.2.1 The Notion of Belief ........................................................................ ... 6
2.2.2 Understanding Teachers’ Beliefs ..................................................... ... 8
2.2.3 The Sources of Teachers’ Beliefs .................................................... .. 11
2.2 Communicative Language Teaching ......................................................... . . 13
2.2.1 A Brief History of CLT ...................................................................... 13
2.2.2 The Characteristics of CLT................................................................. 17
2.2.3 Classroom Activities and Group Working in CLT ............................. 19
2.2.4 Error Correction in CLT ..................................................................... 21
2.2.5 The Role of Grammar in CLT Class ................................................... 22
2.2.6 Teacher Role in CLT .......................................................................... 24
2.2.7 Student Role in CLT ........................................................................... 25
2.3 English Curriculum ....................................................................................... .26
2.4 Related Research ........................................................................................... 29
2.5 Concluding Remark ...................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Research Design............................................................................................ 33
3.2 Setting and Participants ................................................................................ 35
3.3 Data Collection ............................................................................................ 37
3.3.1 Questionnaire ..................................................................................... 37
3.3.2 Interview ............................................................................................. 39
3.3.3 Classroom Observation ....................................................................... 41
3.3.4 Document Data ................................................................................... 42
3.4 Data Analysis ................................................................................................ 42
3.5 Validity Issues ............................................................................................... 44
3.6 Concluding Remark ...................................................................................... 45
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 English Teachers’ Beliefs about Communicative Language Teaching ........ 46
4.1.1 Group Work / Pair Work .................................................................... 51
4.1.2 Error Correction .................................................................................. 52
4.1.3 Grammar Role..................................................................................... 53
4.1.4 Teacher Role ....................................................................................... 54
4.1.5 Student Role........................................................................................ 56
4.1.6 The Source of Teachers’ Beliefs ......................................................... 57
4.1.7 Synthesis and Interpretation................................................................ 59
4.2 The Implementation of Teachers’ Beliefs about CLT into Teaching and Learning Activities
61
4.2.1 Teachers Activities in the Classroom ................................................. 62
4.2.2 Classroom Activities ........................................................................... 65
4.2.3 Grammar Role..................................................................................... 67
4.2.4 Error Correction .................................................................................. 69
4.2.5 Teacher and Student Role in the Class ............................................... 71
4.2.6 Synthesis and Interpretation................................................................ 73
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Conclusions ................................................................................................... 75
5.2 The Limitation and Recommendation .......................................................... 77
REFERENCES ................................................................................................... 79
APPENDICES .................................................................................................... 85