Nature of Pupils’ Utterances in English Language Learning: Selected Results of the CPV Video Study
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | Aim of this paper is to present an analysis of the nature of pupils utterances made in 79 lessons of the everyday teaching in the lower secondary school in the Czech Republic. The analysis is a part of a broader project (CPV Video Study of English) that employed video study as a research approach. The analysis is based on the concept of opportunities to talk. Opportunities to talk are seen as one of the variables that influence the quality of ELT instruction and are accessible for research. For the purpose of this analysis a system of categories was developed that consisted of 17 categories. These categories reflect three main dimensions of the analysed lessons – controlled practice, free communicative utterances and other utterances (in Czech language). The findings show that pupils often speak in a controlled-practice environment with few opportunities to practice in communicative situations. The use of the mother tongue in English language teaching is also analysed. The findings show that the mother tongue plays an important role in the everyday teaching of English in Czech lower-secondary schools. |
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