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Table 7 below shows that Applied<br />
linguists are, for example, more<br />
inclined towards communicative<br />
approaches than respondents with other<br />
qualifications.<br />
Table 7<br />
The 13 Respondents Who Approach an Acceptable Definition for<br />
the Term ‘Communicative Approach’<br />
3 M.A.s only (As stated<br />
by respondents)<br />
10 Degrees in English<br />
or English Teaching<br />
1 M.A. English 1 M.A. Teaching<br />
English<br />
1 B.A. Teaching<br />
English<br />
1 B.A. Linguistics &<br />
M.A.Linguistics<br />
2 B.A. &<br />
M.A. Teaching<br />
English<br />
1 B.A. Teaching<br />
English &<br />
2 Diplomas<br />
1 B.A. Linguistics &<br />
M.A.Linguistics &<br />
TEF/SL<br />
1 B.A. &<br />
M.A. English<br />
1 M.A. Applied Linguistics<br />
1 B.A. English &<br />
M.A. Tertiary Education<br />
1 B.A. English/ French &<br />
M.A. Tertiary Education<br />
1 B.A.International Politics &<br />
M.A. TEFL<br />
Traditional teacher-centred<br />
classroom orientation is more evident<br />
among respondents with qualifications<br />
not relevant to the teaching <strong>of</strong> English<br />
as a foreign or second language.<br />
Moreover, the survey results also show<br />
that most <strong>of</strong> the teaching time is spent<br />
on teacher talk rather than students’<br />
active participation irrespective <strong>of</strong><br />
teacher background even though<br />
respondents believe that they spend at<br />
least as much time on student-centred<br />
learning(see Table 8).<br />
Table 8<br />
A Comparison <strong>of</strong> Teaching Method Preferences<br />
Variables<br />
Total Usage<br />
(from 121)<br />
Not Used Total Quite frequently &<br />
Always<br />
discussion 98.4% 1.6% 100% 64.5%<br />
review 97.6% 2.4% 100% 62.0%<br />
assigned tasks 97.5% 2.5% 100% 64.4%<br />
lecturing 95.9% 4.1% 100% 67.0%<br />
role-play 90.1% 9.9% 100% 24.8%<br />
simulation-games 89.2% 10.8% 100% 28.9%<br />
project 88.4% 11.6% 100% 30.5%<br />
showing 88.4% 11.6% 100% 28.9%<br />
modelling 85.9% 14.1% 100% 20.6%
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