EFL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS USING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS IN TEACHING LISTENING / THÁI ĐỘ CỦA GIẢNG VIÊN TIẾNG ANH ĐỐI VỚI VIỆC SỬ DỤNG TÀI LIỆU THỰC TẾ TRONG VIỆC GIẢNG DẠY KỸ NĂNG NGHE

Pham Dinh Quoc, Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang

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Apparently, teachers’ perceptions and practices play an important role in language teaching and learning, which has been recognized by Ellis (1999) and Krashen (1981). However, the purpose of the research is to find out if the review literature search has focused on this respect in teaching listening so far, especially in the Vietnamese context. The present study documents teachers’ perceptions and practices towards using authentic materials in teaching listening in the foreign language centers in Can Tho City. The researcher used multi-methods of data collection i.e. questionnaire observation and interview, in which 45 teachers got involved. The findings show that most teachers had positive perceptions about using authentic materials in teaching listening in terms of resources for using authentic materials, criteria of using authentic materials, learners’ levels and using authentic materials, Stages in the listening lesson of using authentic materials, benefits of using authentic materials, challenges of using authentic materials. The study also finds that factors such as teachers’ different teaching contexts, educational backgrounds, teaching experiences, genders, and ages did not affect their perceptions. Significantly, many mismatches were found between teachers’ perceptions and practices about teaching listening. The result of the study confirms that teachers’ perceptions were partly reflected in their practices. Considering these findings, some implications were made.

 

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