Investigation of the theoretical and practical orientations of teachers of English as a Foreign Language

This study explores English as a Foreign Language teachers' theoretical orientations/practices towards reading instruction in terms of their self-efficacy. Participants were 120 English as a Foreign Language teachers in Iran. Teachers’ Orientation to Reading Instruction (TORI) questionnaire was...

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Autor principal:	Soudabeh Sahafnia
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Lenguaje:	ES
Publicado:	Universidad de Cienfuegos 2020
Materias:	english as a foreign language self-efficacy beliefs practices Education L Education (General) L7-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:25c338d1425b43aba08ed5c757c76a0e2021-11-08T14:56:06ZInvestigation of the theoretical and practical orientations of teachers of English as a Foreign Language 1990-8644https://doaj.org/article/25c338d1425b43aba08ed5c757c76a0e2020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://conrado.ucf.edu.cu/index.php/conrado/article/view/1395/1385https://doaj.org/toc/1990-8644This study explores English as a Foreign Language teachers' theoretical orientations/practices towards reading instruction in terms of their self-efficacy. Participants were 120 English as a Foreign Language teachers in Iran. Teachers’ Orientation to Reading Instruction (TORI) questionnaire was employed to measure teachers' beliefs about reading instruction. In addition, teachers' self-efficacy questionnaire was administered to examine teachers' self-efficacy in teaching reading. A series of Kruskal Wallis and Chi-Square tests were run to analyze the data. Data revealed that English as a Foreign Language teachers' beliefs towards teaching reading imposed a significant effect on teaching reading and this effect was negative. Also, results demonstrated that teachers' self-efficacy toward teaching reading comprehension made a negative significant effect on teaching process by teachers. In addition, with respect to teachers' practices, this study confirmed that teachers' beliefs about reading instruction and their instructional practices are inconsistent.Soudabeh Sahafnia Universidad de Cienfuegosarticleenglish as a foreign languageself-efficacybeliefspracticesEducationLEducation (General)L7-991ESRevista Conrado, Vol 16, Iss 75, Pp 117-125 (2020)
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description	This study explores English as a Foreign Language teachers' theoretical orientations/practices towards reading instruction in terms of their self-efficacy. Participants were 120 English as a Foreign Language teachers in Iran. Teachers’ Orientation to Reading Instruction (TORI) questionnaire was employed to measure teachers' beliefs about reading instruction. In addition, teachers' self-efficacy questionnaire was administered to examine teachers' self-efficacy in teaching reading. A series of Kruskal Wallis and Chi-Square tests were run to analyze the data. Data revealed that English as a Foreign Language teachers' beliefs towards teaching reading imposed a significant effect on teaching reading and this effect was negative. Also, results demonstrated that teachers' self-efficacy toward teaching reading comprehension made a negative significant effect on teaching process by teachers. In addition, with respect to teachers' practices, this study confirmed that teachers' beliefs about reading instruction and their instructional practices are inconsistent.
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Investigation of the theoretical and practical orientations of teachers of English as a Foreign Language

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