Frontiers in Educational Research, 2023, 6(27); doi: 10.25236/FER.2023.062704.
Minlin Wen1, Tingting Wu2
1School of Foreign Languages, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China
2Foreign Language Department, Nanchong Vocational and Technical College, Nanchong, China
Teachers’ beliefs pertain to the perspectives and convictions that teachers maintain and regard as true concerning their teaching work, their roles as educators, the curriculum, students, the learning process, and various other relevant aspects within the context of teaching situations and the teaching process. However, in the process of teaching, there may be discrepancies between teachers' beliefs and teaching practices. This paper conducted a qualitative study to explore the relationship between teachers’ beliefs and their teaching practices on autonomous study among English majors. Class observation and interview were used as the main research instruments in this study. The results indicated disparities between teachers’ beliefs and instructional practices owing to various reasons, such as reduced teaching time, fixed teaching tasks, and so on.
Teachers’ Beliefs, Teaching Behavior, Autonomous Learning
Minlin Wen, Tingting Wu. An Investigation into the Relationship between English Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices on Autonomous Study among English Majors. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 27: 17-22. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.062704.
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