The teaching of English grammar based on the students’ age : Teachers’ and students’ cognitions and the classroom practice

The teaching of English grammar based on the students’ age : Teachers’ and students’ cognitions and the classroom practice

Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the MA degree in English with an orientation in Applied Linguistics from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina.

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Main Author: Piergentili, Romina Soledad
Other Authors: López Barrios, Mario
Format: Fil: Fil: Piergentili, Romina Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas; Argentina. biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras, Foreign Language Teaching, Second Language Acquisition, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Young learners, Teacher Cognition,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11086/20438
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spelling dig-unc-ar-11086-204382023-08-31T13:11:46Z The teaching of English grammar based on the students’ age : Teachers’ and students’ cognitions and the classroom practice Piergentili, Romina Soledad López Barrios, Mario Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras Foreign Language Teaching Second Language Acquisition Teaching English as a Foreign Language Young learners Teacher Cognition Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the MA degree in English with an orientation in Applied Linguistics from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. Fil: Fil: Piergentili, Romina Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas; Argentina. This thesis is a case study of six EFL classes in different educational settings in Bahía Blanca, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It examines the cognitions of both teachers and students in these classes. The general aim of this work is to explore teachers’ cognitions about the teaching and learning of English grammar considering students’ age and compare them with both their students’ cognitions and their own classroom practices. In doing so, mismatches between teachers’ perceptions and students’ expectations may be detected, as well as discrepancies between teachers’ beliefs and pedagogical decisions. In order to achieve all this, a mixed methods design was adopted, using three different instruments (questionnaires, interviews and classroom observations), and content analysis and statistical analysis to interpret the data. Results show that, whereas half of the teachers coincide with their learners in their perceptions, the other half differed. In general terms, students seem to favour an explicit approach to grammar teaching and learning, especially adult learners. Instead, the teachers are more inclined towards implicit teaching and learning of grammar, regardless of the leaners’ age. However, for various reasons, their classroom practices were mostly explicit, often causing a mismatch. As previous research also suggests, those cases where inconsistencies are found emphasise the need to address teacher-student differences so as to avoid a negative impact on the teaching and learning process. Fil: Piergentili, Romina Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Lenguas; Argentina. 2021-09-23T14:33:57Z 2021-09-23T14:33:57Z 2021 masterThesis http://hdl.handle.net/11086/20438 eng Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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topic Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras
Foreign Language Teaching
Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Young learners
Teacher Cognition
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Foreign Language Teaching
Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Young learners
Teacher Cognition
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Foreign Language Teaching
Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Young learners
Teacher Cognition
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Foreign Language Teaching
Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Young learners
Teacher Cognition
Piergentili, Romina Soledad
The teaching of English grammar based on the students’ age : Teachers’ and students’ cognitions and the classroom practice
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Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Young learners
Teacher Cognition
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