Teachers and Students' Stereotypes about the Teaching and Learning of English / Estereotipos de los Profesores y Estudiantes sobre la Enseñanza y Aprendizaje del Inglés

This article is the result of a research study that examined teachers and undergraduate students' stereotypes about English teaching and learning processes at a private university in Tunja, Colombia. The research was carried out with six English teachers and twenty undergraduate students from f...

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Published inGIST Education and Learning Research Journal Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 75
Main Authors Eliana Edith Roberto Flórez, Gladis Leonor Arias Rodríguez
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bogota Institucion Universitaria Colombo Americana 01.07.2016
Subjects
College students
English as a second language instruction
English as a second language learning
Stereotypes
Student attitudes
Teacher attitudes
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Summary:This article is the result of a research study that examined teachers and undergraduate students' stereotypes about English teaching and learning processes at a private university in Tunja, Colombia. The research was carried out with six English teachers and twenty undergraduate students from first and second semesters. The instruments used to collect data were semi-structured interviews and questionnaires from both teachers and students. A grounded theory method was used to analyze the gathered information. Findings demonstrate that language teachers created stereotypes about students' academic work, behavior, and attitudes due to their experiences with them as their teachers, and particularly according to students' academic majors. Students also evidence stereotypes about the teaching and learning of English, according to their experiences in English class.
ISSN:1692-5777