In an era of ever-increasing ‘internationalization’ in the region, and with the demand to excel in the English language stronger than ever before, this paper seeks to revisit the notion of collaborative team teaching partnerships between local... and international teachers as a useful pedagogical tool. Drawing on studies carried out in well-established team teaching programs in East Asia (e.g. JET and EPIK), team teaching is critically evaluated with reflection on its potential to be utilized in Thai

The Ministry of Education in Yemen has utilized several methods for teaching the English language including the grammar translation method, and the communicative language teaching method. This paper presents an analysis and description... of the principles and techniques of English language teaching emphasized in the English language textbook “Crescent English Course for Yemen” used for teaching English for the third secondary grade in Yemen. This paper provides also a discussion about

. International teaching practicum (ITP) is seen as more and more relevant in promoting the above, as well as providing real challenges for pre-service teachers (PST). This qualitative study explores and examines the challenges faced by PSTs trained in an English... as a Foreign Language (EFL) context while teaching in an English as a Second Language (ESL) context, and strategies they used in their attempts to surmount those challenges. The study also aims to understand how the challenges have made them understand

"Innovative use of English language teaching as an international language in graduate studies in Thai universities" is a mixed method proactive and responsive action research study exploring learning management in teaching English... as an International Language (EIL). The research has 3 objectives: (1) to study the opinions on the use of media in teaching EIL at the graduate level, (2) to set indicators of how to use the media in teaching graduate level EIL, and (3) to find guidelines

This study investigates Thai EFL teachers’ beliefs regarding Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and their teaching practices in General English (GE) classrooms. Data collection methods consist of semi-structured interviews, classroom observations..., and fieldnotes. Seventeen teachers participated in the interviews and nine teachers’ classroom teaching practices were observed in four public Rajabhat universities from four provinces of the lower northeastern area of Thailand. The selection of participants

Poetry is an effective and reliable material in teaching English language. It offers astounding opportunities for reading, writing, speaking and listening practices for English learners. Teaching English through poetry has many advantages... of literature, comprising a variety of contents that are narrative, lyrical and dramatic in nature. Some of the difficulties teachers face while teaching English through poetry are the students’ proficiency level, the teachers’ method of teaching and the chosen

This article discusses the role of identity construction, teaching skills, and professional discourse and awareness in language teacher education. The aim is to explore and conceptualize the underlying principles, and explain how these three... essential elements help EFL preservice teachers learn how to teach. Evidence gained from the four case studies is employed to highlight these three elements in support of the argument of the main inquiry: What sources of knowledge and skills should

in particular, are likely to face many challenges not only in the global economy and competitive market of English education but also to the demanding nature of a teaching career. So, this study is intended to help identify the issues and challenges encountered... by 15 teacher-trainees’ who undertook their teaching practicum. The narrative inquiry approach was used to identify the issues and challenges of their teaching performance. Using convenience sampling in choosing the samples, reflection papers and semi

, teacher autonomy is a multidimensional construct and the degree to which it can be exercised and maintained varies, depending on context. This qualitative research examines teacher autonomy in the context of emergency online language teaching. Accounts... of two teachers’ online teaching experiences were used to (a) explore how EFL teachers exercise and maintain their autonomy in teaching during the transition from face-to-face to online learning and (b) identify factors that affect their autonomy during

In this paper, the researcher focuses on assessing the language learning benefits for students of adapting the communicative language teaching (CLT) methodology to an English textbook, a methodology that, according to Richards (2006), Littlewood