ELT teachers’ beliefs about storytelling and ICT in primary school classrooms: implications for teacher education

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2019-03
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“When teaching english it is important to explore the teachers’ beliefs which underline the teachers’ actions in the classroom. “Information, attitudes, values expectations, theories and assumptions about teaching and learning that teachers build up over the time and bring with them to the classroom” (Richards, 1998, p. 66). This research aims are to explore, describe and classify ELT english teachers’ beliefs about storytelling and ICT in primary school classrooms. The methodology used in this study was qualitative. An interview and a questionnaire were applied in order to collect the data. Data revealed that ELT teachers have different beliefs about storytelling and ICT in primary school classrooms which were analyzed and classified into categories to be presented. The findings of this study showed that teachers believe that the use of storytelling in primary school classrooms is very beneficial because it improves a) listening and speaking, b) pronunciation, c) writing, d) vocabulary, e) develops imagination. These teacher mentioned how they choose a story, the materials and the activities implemented when the use storytelling. Next findings are related to teachers’ beliefs about ICT in primary school classrooms”.
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