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The Use of Action Research in EFL Socio-professional Context: Students-teachers’ Perceptions

ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities · Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021) · pp. 232–240

DOI
10.34050/elsjish.v4i2.10876
ISSN
2621-0835, 2621-0843
Published
2021-06-28
Publisher
Hasanuddin University
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

Abstract

The present study intends to shed light on student-teachers perceptions towards using action research in English language classes. This study aims at ensuring full understanding of the term “action research” by student-teachers, exploring their perceptions toward using it, identifying the problems that student-teachers may face in a socio-professional context in the intercourse to the use of action research, and showing if they have any future intentions to use it in their classes. Fifty students were chosen randomly from Diyala University, College of Education for Human Sciences, English Department to represents the study sample. A questionnaire of four parts that the researchers constructed was adapted as a primary study instrument. The final statistical results show that student-teachers have positive perceptions toward using action research in the English language teaching classes.

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	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Al-Obaydi, Liqaa Habeb</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Nashruddin</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Rahman, Fakhriawan Fathu</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">La Ode Achmad Suherman</dc:creator>
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	<dc:description xml:lang="en">The present study intends to shed light on student-teachers perceptions towards using action research in English language classes. This study aims at ensuring full understanding of the term “action research” by student-teachers, exploring their perceptions toward using it, identifying the problems that student-teachers may face in a socio-professional context in the intercourse to the use of action research, and showing if they have any future intentions to use it in their classes. Fifty students were chosen randomly from Diyala University, College of Education for Human Sciences, English Department to represents the study sample. A questionnaire of four parts that the researchers constructed was adapted as a primary study instrument. The final statistical results show that student-teachers have positive perceptions toward using action research in the English language teaching classes.</dc:description>
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	<dc:rights xml:lang="en">Copyright (c) 2021 Liqaa Habeb Al-Obaydi, Nashruddin, Fakhriawan Fathu Rahman, La Ode Achmad Suherman</dc:rights>
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