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The Impact of EFL Teachers’ Pedagogical Beliefs and Practices: Communicative Language Teaching in a Saudi University Context

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  • Ahmed Alghamdi

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This study aims to explore the pedagogical beliefs of Saudi instructors of English as a foreign language (EFL), and the extent to which they apply the values of the communicative language teaching (CLT) approach in their classroom practice. The study was conducted with 42 Saudi EFL teachers and employed a mixed methods approach. A descriptive analysis of classroom observation data was conducted. The results showed that teachers hold positive views of CLT, but that there are some discrepancies between their beliefs and their implementations of the approach. For example, most of the instructors continued to apply traditional teaching methods (i.e., grammar translation and the audio-lingual approach). The study concludes that it is essential in the Saudi EFL context for teachers to cultivate relations between their beliefs and practices to assure better language learning outcomes. The key contribution of this study lies in disclosing the reasons for the discrepancies between Saudi EFL teachers’ beliefs and practices to help them develop congruence, and in highlighting the pedagogical implementations.

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  • Ahmed Alghamdi, 2021. "The Impact of EFL Teachers’ Pedagogical Beliefs and Practices: Communicative Language Teaching in a Saudi University Context," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 14(12), pages 171-171, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:14:y:2021:i:12:p:171
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    1. Nadia Yusuf, 2017. "Changes Required in Saudi Universities Curriculum to Meet the Demands of 2030 Vision," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(9), pages 111-116, September.
    2. Mohammad Adil, 2020. "Exploring the Role of Translation in Communicative Language Teaching or the Communicative Approach," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(2), pages 21582440209, May.
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