Trainee interviews indicated the phonics-oriented training improved EFL teachers' pronunciation, vocabulary and attitudes toward learning¶

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q1 i? Semi-structured interviews with 15 EFL teachers after training indicated more accurate and coherent pronunciation, greatly enlarged vocabulary, and a shift in learning attitude from frustration to excitement. → Kang 2018

Evidence¶

Kang 2018¶

Kang, Y., & Liang, L. (2018). The Effect of EFL Teachers’ Training in Rural West China: Evidence From Phonics-oriented Program. English Language Teaching, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n3p40

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Semi-structured interviews with 15 EFL teachers after the four-month training, reported in the results section. Trainees stated that "Phonics allowed us to be aware of the connection between sound and written form", and the article reports vocabulary learned with phonics was larger and mostly stored in long-term memory.

"Phonics allowed us to be aware of the connection between sound and written form, which reduced the difficulties to sound out and spell new words."

Discussion¶

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