Exploring parents’ expectations regarding English language instruction in private schools
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2021-10
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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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"Language teaching is a discipline which has multiple areas of inquiry. Some researchers dig into classroom related issues such as methods and techniques for an effective teaching and learning while others play more attention to cognitive aspects such as students’ motivation to learn English. As a teacher of English, I have mostly worked in private institutions.
My short experience as a teacher of English in various contexts have noticed that, in many cases, parents seem to be more motivated for their students to learn English than the students themselves. This has led me to orient my research interest in parents’ expectations for their children to learn English.
The wider significance of this study lies on the socially shared belief that “English opens doors” which has been promoted for the past thirty years all over the world. Although this could be true, for some people, it does not mean that every English language learner benefits from learning English. Thus, this study could shed light in how expectations towards English language learning are constructed and replicated among parents. Then, English language teachers, learners, and stakeholders in general might benefit from the finding of this study for better planning, designing, and teaching".
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