—Within the teaching field, the concept of professionalism has recently become controversial. Neo... more —Within the teaching field, the concept of professionalism has recently become controversial. Neo-liberalism has eroded the traditional meanings of teachers' professionalism and teachers are grappling with an uncertain situation regarding their professional status. To end the uncertainty and resolve the controversial nature of the concept, approaching professionalism from teachers' own perspectives has been advocated. The current study, using a qualitative research methodology, explores teachers' perceptions of the concept and nature of professionalism. The study discovered that teachers clearly regard themselves and their profession as a classic profession and of great service to the society and this perception also guides their approach to their routine work.
The study examined the English language learning motivation of Saudi preparatory year EFL learner... more The study examined the English language learning motivation of Saudi preparatory year EFL learners in higher education institutions in the western coastal city of Yanbu Al-Sinaiya in Saudi Arabia. The current study is significant as so far only one study, investigating the language learning motivational selves of Saudi students, exists. The current study used Dornyei"s L2 Motivational Self System as a theoretical frame work. Data was collected through a questionnaire and subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) and regression analysis. PCA revealed seven salient components of motivation of the preparatory year students. Language learning environment and experience emerged as the strongest predictor of inducing English language learning effort.
ELT methods have been criticized for being limited and inadequate. Postmethod pedagogy has been o... more ELT methods have been criticized for being limited and inadequate. Postmethod pedagogy has been offered as an alternate to these methods. The postmethod pedagogy emphasises localization of pedagogy and celebrates local culture, teachers and knowledge. Localizing pedagogy is easy for local teachers as knowledge and understanding of the local comes to them by instinct but may not be so for foreign teachers working in these local communities. However, it is also a fact that in the wake of globalization and internationalization, teachers are moving not only across geographical borders but also across cultural and social borders and to teach effectively, they need to localize their pedagogy. How do teachers localize their pedagogy in a foreign society? There is not much research on the phenomenon. The current qualitative research tries to bridge this gap. The research explored what aspects of the local are valued by expatriate teachers for particularizing their pedagogy; how this knowledge of the particular is translated into practice and to what extent it helps in socially and culturally empowering their students. The findings of the research are expected to help foreign teachers localize their pedagogy, and may also be helpful in designing orientation, integration and professional development courses for expatriate teachers.
This paper offers an overview of three major educational research paradigms: positivist interpret... more This paper offers an overview of three major educational research paradigms: positivist interpretivist and critical paradigms. These paradigms in turn shape the choice of methodology and methods. The paper explains the ontological and epistemological foundations of each paradigm. The paper can help those embarking on research journey to gather an insight into the three major research paradigms and choose a paradigm according to their personal propensity, aim of their research, or contextual limitations.
The study examined the English language learning motivation of Saudi preparatory year EFL learner... more The study examined the English language learning motivation of Saudi preparatory year EFL learners in higher education institutions in the western coastal city of Yanbu Al-Sinaiya in Saudi Arabia. The current study is significant as so far only one study, investigating the language learning motivational selves of Saudi students, exists. The current study used Dornyei"s L2 Motivational Self System as a theoretical frame work. Data was collected through a questionnaire and subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) and regression analysis. PCA revealed seven salient components of motivation of the preparatory year students. Language learning environment and experience emerged as the strongest predictor of inducing English language learning effort.
English language teaching has become very important because of the global status of English and p... more English language teaching has become very important because of the global status of English and people all over the world are learning this language. Communicative Language Teaching Methodology, being a modern and effective method of language teaching, has been implemented in many contexts of ESL/EFL teaching. This implementation has not been without problems in many Asian countries as CLT has been in clash with local cultures of learning. Pakistan is still following a traditional approach to English language teaching. This study was an effort to discover the learning needs of Pakistani state boarding schools students to assess the implementation of CLT in these schools at secondary level.
—Within the teaching field, the concept of professionalism has recently become controversial. Neo... more —Within the teaching field, the concept of professionalism has recently become controversial. Neo-liberalism has eroded the traditional meanings of teachers' professionalism and teachers are grappling with an uncertain situation regarding their professional status. To end the uncertainty and resolve the controversial nature of the concept, approaching professionalism from teachers' own perspectives has been advocated. The current study, using a qualitative research methodology, explores teachers' perceptions of the concept and nature of professionalism. The study discovered that teachers clearly regard themselves and their profession as a classic profession and of great service to the society and this perception also guides their approach to their routine work.
The study examined the English language learning motivation of Saudi preparatory year EFL learner... more The study examined the English language learning motivation of Saudi preparatory year EFL learners in higher education institutions in the western coastal city of Yanbu Al-Sinaiya in Saudi Arabia. The current study is significant as so far only one study, investigating the language learning motivational selves of Saudi students, exists. The current study used Dornyei"s L2 Motivational Self System as a theoretical frame work. Data was collected through a questionnaire and subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) and regression analysis. PCA revealed seven salient components of motivation of the preparatory year students. Language learning environment and experience emerged as the strongest predictor of inducing English language learning effort.
ELT methods have been criticized for being limited and inadequate. Postmethod pedagogy has been o... more ELT methods have been criticized for being limited and inadequate. Postmethod pedagogy has been offered as an alternate to these methods. The postmethod pedagogy emphasises localization of pedagogy and celebrates local culture, teachers and knowledge. Localizing pedagogy is easy for local teachers as knowledge and understanding of the local comes to them by instinct but may not be so for foreign teachers working in these local communities. However, it is also a fact that in the wake of globalization and internationalization, teachers are moving not only across geographical borders but also across cultural and social borders and to teach effectively, they need to localize their pedagogy. How do teachers localize their pedagogy in a foreign society? There is not much research on the phenomenon. The current qualitative research tries to bridge this gap. The research explored what aspects of the local are valued by expatriate teachers for particularizing their pedagogy; how this knowledge of the particular is translated into practice and to what extent it helps in socially and culturally empowering their students. The findings of the research are expected to help foreign teachers localize their pedagogy, and may also be helpful in designing orientation, integration and professional development courses for expatriate teachers.
This paper offers an overview of three major educational research paradigms: positivist interpret... more This paper offers an overview of three major educational research paradigms: positivist interpretivist and critical paradigms. These paradigms in turn shape the choice of methodology and methods. The paper explains the ontological and epistemological foundations of each paradigm. The paper can help those embarking on research journey to gather an insight into the three major research paradigms and choose a paradigm according to their personal propensity, aim of their research, or contextual limitations.
The study examined the English language learning motivation of Saudi preparatory year EFL learner... more The study examined the English language learning motivation of Saudi preparatory year EFL learners in higher education institutions in the western coastal city of Yanbu Al-Sinaiya in Saudi Arabia. The current study is significant as so far only one study, investigating the language learning motivational selves of Saudi students, exists. The current study used Dornyei"s L2 Motivational Self System as a theoretical frame work. Data was collected through a questionnaire and subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) and regression analysis. PCA revealed seven salient components of motivation of the preparatory year students. Language learning environment and experience emerged as the strongest predictor of inducing English language learning effort.
English language teaching has become very important because of the global status of English and p... more English language teaching has become very important because of the global status of English and people all over the world are learning this language. Communicative Language Teaching Methodology, being a modern and effective method of language teaching, has been implemented in many contexts of ESL/EFL teaching. This implementation has not been without problems in many Asian countries as CLT has been in clash with local cultures of learning. Pakistan is still following a traditional approach to English language teaching. This study was an effort to discover the learning needs of Pakistani state boarding schools students to assess the implementation of CLT in these schools at secondary level.
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