Incorporating Teachers’ Views on Different Techniques for Teaching Foreign Languages in the Classroom

Abstract

Attempts have been made to understand how teachers see different methods of teaching foreign languages. Also, numerous approaches and techniques have been used to improve the process of teaching foreign languages. These techniques have always been scrutinized for their perceived effectiveness and frequency of usage by the teachers. On the one hand, each approach is time-specific and may solve the issues of language instruction and learning at that point sufficiently; on the other, its flaws are revealed, making way for a new approach. This article aims at presenting an assessment of the frequency of usage of different teaching methods and techniques in foreign language learning, explicating the views of the foreign language teachers and evaluating the level of effectiveness. The study community include 200 foreign languages teachers drawn across various locations. There was no target on a particular foreign language, and the teachers participated through responding to questionnaires inputs. The 200 teachers polled for the study presented their views on the viability of six different teaching methods and strategies, including the direct or natural method, the hybrid method, the simulated experiment approach, the communicative strategy, the computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), and the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Data was collected using structured questionnaire, and analysis was conducted using relevant statistical measures, including the calculation of the frequencies and percentile values of the views of the respondents. The survey result indicated that the direct or natural method, and the communicative method are not frequently used by the teachers. The participated teachers further affirm that hybrid method is the most current effective method, followed by the CALL, CLIL and Simulated learning method. In terms of effectiveness of method, the result indicated that hybrid method and simulated method are the most effective teaching method. It was further shown in the analysis that foreign languages teachers in high schools must pay attention to the impacts of digital tools in facilitating language learning and improve learner’s communication ability. School leaders must incorporate the views of teachers on best methods for foreign language learning.