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标题：Investigating Iranian English Language Teachers’ Practices and Perceptions of Vocabulary Teaching
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作者：Sara Mirzaie ; Fatemeh Hemmati ; Mohammad Aghajanzadeh Kiasi 等
期刊名称：Theory and Practice in Language Studies
印刷版ISSN：1799-2591
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：52-60
DOI：10.17507/tpls.0801.07
语种：English
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：This study aimed at exploring English language teachers’ practices and perceptions of vocabulary teaching in Iranian private language schools. Using a qualitative research design, four competent language teachers were purposefully selected and their perceptions of vocabulary teaching were investigated from several dimensions. Three qualitative data gathering techniques including interviews, classroom observation, and stimulated recall interviews were utilized to have a thorough understanding of the participants’ practices and perceptions about vocabulary instruction. Findings revealed that although EFL teachers possessed sufficient knowledge and perspectives with respect to vocabulary teaching strategies, such stated declarative knowledge did not serve the full purposes of vocabulary teaching. Participants typically utilized decontextualized strategies more extensively than contextualized ones in their actual practices indicating that their tendencies are somehow towards traditional approaches in teaching vocabulary. In other words, teachers’ instructional practices did not capture all their stated beliefs. Furthermore, it was found that the implemented policies in English language schools which are greatly towards time economization might be a liable reason cheering teachers to deviate from their real beliefs. Finally, contributing to developmental aspects of language teaching, findings of this particular study possess several implications both for teacher education institutions and stakeholders in private language schools in Iran and other similar contexts.
关键词：teachers’ perception;vocabulary instruction;vocabulary teaching strategies;contextualized strategies;decontextualized strategies