Do Online Courses Change Teachers' Beliefs? A Study of Omani Teacher-Trainees' Beliefs in Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author(s): Pitychoutis, Konstantinos M. (ORCID Pitychoutis, Konstantinos M. (ORCID 0000-0002-2761-5764)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    MEXTESOL Journal. 2023 47(2).
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      MEXTESOL Journal. Bernardo Couto 48, Col. Cuauhtemoc, Alcadía Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de Mexico, 06880, Mexico. Tel: +55-55-66-87-49; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.mextesol.net/journal/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      7
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Online Courses; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Methods; Rural Areas; Learning Theories; Language Planning; Error Correction; Attitude Change; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; In Person Learning; Classroom Techniques
    • Subject Terms:
      Oman
    • ISSN:
      2395-9908
    • Abstract:
      Teachers' beliefs on language learning play a pivotal role in teachers' classroom practices and are thought to be stable. This article aims to show the change in the teacher-trainees' beliefs after taking an online second language acquisition (SLA) course as opposed to the traditional face-to-face SLA course from previous studies. The participants are sixteen teacher-trainees from a rural university in Oman. All participants attended a 16-week online SLA course. The data was captured by juxtaposing pre-course and post-course questionnaires. The results show that teachers' beliefs on language learning theories, language policies, and classroom practices present a change, whereas teachers' beliefs on error correction are resistant to change. Furthermore, teacher-trainees with some teaching experience reported dramatic changes in their beliefs regarding classroom practices. This study provides preliminary evidence that semester-long online courses may affect teachers' beliefs.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1397156