A Thesis Submitted to the Department of English in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in , Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
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2011-10
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Addis Ababa Universiy
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to in vestigate the implclIlf'nt at ion and
p ercep tion of active learning in EFL classes. Active Learning is a method oj
ins truction that involves the active engagement oj s tudents in the learning process.
The p articipants of the study were all BSS Englis h teachers, ]20 SlU e/e llIS {/l Id Ihe
school p rincipal. This paper conducted to interrogate the school communities '
perceptions and practices of active learning in EFL classrooms part icularly LO
examine at secondary school level.
To collect d ata for the study both close and op en- ended questionna ire. itHerview and
observation deployed. In line with, fo r the objective questions Il/ eWI score WId
percentage used whereas for the sake oj op en- ended qualitative trteUwci oj analys is
employed.
On the other hand the survey showed that; English teachers are not in a position to
use various active learning tools to assess their pupils ' p erformance in English, they
have not in the right track in providing f eedback and correction. In addition, most of
them d id not demand their students' reflection on the instruction as well as they have
not a clear know-how in what way their s tu dents are bencfi'clilry from the
deployment of active learning in EFL classes. Despite their awareness oj the central
place assessment in the instruction process, do not implement as it should be. BSS
teachers expressed 'that there are major cons traints that impecie the successJul
implementation of active lean,ing: wrong p ercep tion of teachers lowarcis active
learning, taking ·n9 course in univers ity fo r-teachers about active learnll1g before
engage to work, large class size, lacle of suJficient materials like ciupllculing lIlac/ II I/C,
audio/ video recorders and reference' books.
Hence, to bridge up the gap between what the literature transpIres "nci what the
survey has shown: The school management needs to create awareness on active
learning, teachers should broaden their horizon about p roviding dlJfe rent active
learning de vices, Stakeholders should design and provide course about AL Jor
teachers in campus, and teachers should be encouraged to bear respons ibilities, be
professionally mastered and enhanced to have positive attitucie towards Active
Learning.
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English (Bulbula Secondary School in focus)