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trying out new vocabulary and language skills on<br />

their own<br />

9<br />

t (p)=0.00657<br />

Possible causes <strong>of</strong> learner failure<br />

difficulty with specific language points 6<br />

t (p)=0.00067<br />

objectives inappropriate for learners 6<br />

t (p)=0.00253<br />

material/ learning activities inappropriate 6<br />

t (p)=0.00951<br />

personal problems <strong>of</strong> learners 8<br />

t (p)=0.02124<br />

failure to use the language outside class 2<br />

t (p)=0.054<br />

Significant changes to aspects <strong>of</strong> their English Language Courses and Teaching<br />

change in objectives 5<br />

χ 2 (p)=0.03287<br />

changes in teaching and learning methods 1<br />

χ 2 (p)=<br />

0.005<br />

2<br />

χ 2 (p)=<br />

0.05689<br />

5<br />

χ 2 (p)=<br />

0.01469<br />

changes in assessment methods 1<br />

χ 2 (p)=0.005<br />

2<br />

χ 2 (p)=0.04081<br />

nature <strong>of</strong> change 1<br />

χ 2 (p)=0.00428<br />

present innovation 2<br />

χ 2 (p)=0.01538<br />

There appear to be significant<br />

differences between lecturers with<br />

qualifications in applied linguistics<br />

specialising in teaching English as a<br />

second/foreign language and those with<br />

other qualifications in the way the two<br />

groups responded to a number <strong>of</strong><br />

features that are generally now<br />

considered significant in relation to<br />

effective second language teaching(see<br />

Table 6).

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