This study sets out to examine the language teaching situation of
100 secondary (high) school teachers who are teaching English as the
second language (EL2) in the vernacular schools in Singapore.
The data was collected by means of questionnaires. Questions asked
included the teachers' personal particulars, classroom deviations,
methodology, and preference to teach English as the first language instead
of as the second language. Also considered were their suggestions and
recommendations. Based on the data and the notions of language learning
and teaching strategies, various proposals relating to these areas are
discussed.
Chapter One contains a short outline of the study and its
significance with an overall view of Singapore's education system
emphasizing the bilingual policy. The terminology of English as the first
language (EL1) and English as the second language (EL2) is clarified for
Singapore's local context. This is followed in Chapter Two by a review
of the relevant literature, for example, in the various aspects of second
language learning, the approaches to language teaching and language learning
in relation bo the school curriculum. A discussion on the advantages and
limitations of mail questionnaire and the principles involved in questionnaire
design is also included in Chapter Two, The design of the study
(Chapter Three) involves a discussion on the format of the study and the
protypical procedure.
Chapter Four can be said to be the culmination of the study. It
gives an analysis and interpretation of the data collected from the 100
questionnaire returns. The discussion of Chapter Five is based on what
was discovered in the data, for example, teachers' training, their size of
classes and workload, their methodology and their attitude and suggestions.
An evaluation of the study and the problems involved in the study are also
mentioned in Chapter Five. From the data available, it can be concluded
that the EL2 teaching situation is far from satisfactory. Therefore
various changes are necessary. In Chapter Six, proposals and suggestions
for research are recommended.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219102 |
| Date | January 1980 |
| Creators | Kwei, Lai Chin, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Lai Chin Kwei |
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