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Carless, David (2001) Curriculum innovation in the primary EFL classroom : case studies of three teachers implementing Hong Kong's target-oriented curriculum (TOC). PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
The central focus of this study is to explore how three primary school teachers were
implementing Hong Kong's Target-Oriented Curriculum (TOC) in their lower primary
English classrooms. TOC is a task-based, process-oriented innovation, introduced from
1995 onwards.
The study involved a case study approach by which teachers' perceptions and behaviours
were analysed during the period of a single academic year. Data collection methods for
the study comprised mainly classroom observation and interviews. The former involved
the study of five or six consecutive English lessons for each teacher in three separate
cycles, the latter involved six semi-structured interviews per teacher. The emphasis was
on qualitative data and analysis, although quantitative classroom and attitude scale data
were also collected.
The main findings from the study were as follows. Teacher A was positively oriented
towards TOC, had a sound understanding and was implementing TOC principles to a
high degree. Teacher B was somewhat neutrally disposed towards the innovation, was
only in the process of developing an understanding of it, and was not implementing it as
much as teacher A. Teacher C was very positively oriented towards TOC, had a sound
understanding of its principles but was only able to implement it to a similar extent to
teacher B.
The main significance of the study includes: insights into research methodology derived
from the execution of the study; confirmation and development of the theory of the
management of change; insights into the classroom implementation of the key TOC
classroom principles, task-based learning and catering for individual learner differences;
and implications on the cultural appropriateness of TOC for the Hong Kong context.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | English language -- Study and teaching (Primary) -- Hong Kong, Primary school teachers -- Hong Kong -- Case studies, Elementary schools -- Hong Kong -- Curricula | ||||
Official Date: | January 2001 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Centre for English Language Teacher Education | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Rea-Dickins, Pauline | ||||
Sponsors: | Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) | ||||
Extent: | x, 359 leaves | ||||
Language: | eng |
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