Investigating EFL Teachers’ Beliefs Concerning Teaching Grammar of “SUNRISE” Curriculum in Duhok High Schools
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https://doi.org/10.25007/ajnu.v9n2a819Abstract
This research studied English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ beliefs towards grammar teaching of Sunrise curriculum in Duhok high schools. The study aimed to investigate teachers' beliefs about teaching grammar of Sunrise curriculum, identifying the practices that English teachers prefer to use in teaching grammar, and the difficulties that they face in grammar teaching classes. The participants were in-service EFL teachers of Duhok governorate high schools. Questionnaires and interview were the two instruments used for data collection. The results showed that high school EFL teachers in Duhok do indeed possess a set of excellent beliefs, but their practices are not compatible with their beliefs for various complicated reasons.
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2. Azimi, M. (2016). EFL TEACHERS’ BELIEFS TOWARDS CURRENT METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN A SELECTED LANGUAGE CENTRE. University of Malaya In Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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4. Brown, H. D. (2007). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (5th ed). White Plains, NY: Person Education.
5. Canale, M,. & Swain, M. (1980) .Theoretical bases on communicative approaches to second language teaching and testing. Applied linguistics. 1 (1), 1-47.Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc.
6. Deng, F & Lin, Y. (2016). A Comparative Study on Beliefs of Grammar Teaching between High School English Teachers and Students in China. Foreign Languages College, Jiangxi Normal University, China.
7. Dewi, S, M. (2014). Difficulties in Teaching Grammar in Junior High School. (Master Thesis). Christian University. Salatiga.
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9. Eltantawi , A, Tariq. (2012). Teaching English Grammar to Arabs: An Exploratory Study into the Context of University Undergraduate EFL Classrooms in the UAE. (Master Thesis). United Arab Emirates University. Teacher beliefs and classroom performance: The impact of teacher education (pp. 1–22).
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11. Farrell, T.S.C. (2013). Reflective writing for language teachers. London, England: Equinox.
12. Fazio, R. H., & Zanna, M. P. (1981). Direct experience and attitude-behavior consistency. In Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 14, pp. 162-202). New York, NY: Academic Press.
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14. Gabrielatos, C. (2002). EFL writing: Product and process. ERIC, ED476839. 13p; originally published in 3 parts in "ELT News" 133, 134 & 135 (March, April, & May 2000): http://www.gabrielatos.com/eflwriting.htm.
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21. Lin, L. (2008). "The role of Grammar Teaching in Writing in Second Language Acquisition” Information Analysis. Retrieved on July 9, 2010, from http://www.eric.ed.gov.
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2020-08-20
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Malla, A. Z., & Haji, N. M. (2020). Investigating EFL Teachers’ Beliefs Concerning Teaching Grammar of “SUNRISE” Curriculum in Duhok High Schools. Academic Journal of Nawroz University, 9(2), 253–262. https://doi.org/10.25007/ajnu.v9n2a819
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