Strengths and weaknesses of current foreign language education through the lens of primary school teachers in Slovakia
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Súbory
Dátum
2025
Autori
Názov časopisu
ISSN časopisu
Názov zväzku
Vydavateľ
Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem : Budapešť
ISBN
ISSN
2063-9945
Abstrakt
The aim of the authors was to map the current state of early childhood language education in Slovakia from the perspective of 374 foreign language teachers in primary schools. The range of the questionnaire aimed to obtain a descriptive yet comprehensive view of both the external settings and, from the teachers’ perspective, their internal prerequisites for their foreign language teaching (FLT) for pupils aged 6-10. The respondents expressed their opinions on their own FLT competencies as well as the objective conditions for meeting the expected goals of FLT within the current primary school environment, including the level of attention given to the quality of FLT for young learners. The data include respondents’ evaluations of their principals’ roles in providing qualified staff (including native speakers), appropriate resources, supporting teachers’ professional development, paying attention to varying levels of foreign language proficiency, and monitoring pupil and parent satisfaction. The teacher respondents highlighted areas where they need more support and training, such as activating effective methods for teaching vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and language skills to mixed-ability groups of pupils. The most revealing results relate to both positive and negative feedback from pupils and parents on teachers’ performance.
Popis
In: Gyermeknevelés Tudományos Folyóirat = Journal of Early Years Education. Budapešť : Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, 2025. ISSN 2063-9945. Roč. 13, č. 2 (2025), s. 38-61.
Kľúčové slová
výučba cudzích jazykov, cudzojazyčná výučba, foreign language teaching, primárne vzdelávanie, primary education, učitelia základných škôl, učitelia ZŠ, elementary school teachers, rodičia, parents
Výstup z projektu
KEGA 011UMB-4/2022 Creation of a web portal for methodological support of foreign language teaching in primary
Citácia
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