Investigation of the Role of Teachers as Facilitators in EFL Classes: The Case of “Smaili Ali” and “Nouveau Lycée” Secondary Schools in Tizi Ouzou.
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Date
2018
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Université Mouloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou
Abstract
The purpose of this work is to explore the readiness of EFL learners and teachers for the new orientation in the Algerian educational reform, which stresses the role of the teacher as facilitator enabling the learners to become autonomous members in the teaching learning process, and discover the extent to which the teachers cope with this new role in the Algerian EFL classroom. To reach this end, a case study research was conducted in two secondary schools in Tizi Ouzou relying on a number of sources and research instruments for data collection. A questionnaire for learners and a classroom observation were used in order to gather information from the two vital sides of the teaching and learning process (teachers and students). The data collected from these research instruments were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results of the study revealed that the Algerian EFL teachers showed just a slight reliance on facilitation principles in their teaching practices in the EFL classroom; thus, they are far from reaching the objective sought in the new programs of the English language teaching and learning. Accordingly, the results suggest that understanding and applying the principles of facilitation needs to be reviewed and taken into consideration by the teachers to achieve the objectives emphasized in the Algerian educational reform.
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30cm ; 53p.
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Rogers’ Facilitation Theory, Constructivism, Mixed Method, Checklist.
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Language and Communication