Review of Empirical Research on Foreign Language Teachers’Intercultural Teaching Beliefs from the Perspectives of Participants and Methods
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In recent years, the topic of language teachers’ intercultural teaching beliefs has attracted considerable research interest. This paper sampled 15 empirical research articles related to foreign language teachers’ intercultural teaching beliefs. Through summarizing and analyzing the main research participants and methods of these studies, the review found that there are some limitations in the research participants and methods. Firstly, from the perspective of the research participants, these studies lay emphasis on middle school English teachers, and few studies take into account teaching experience and teaching environment factors. Then, from the perspective of research methods, this review found that most of the empirical studies are mainly conducted in quantitative methods and some research samples are too small to draw convincing conclusions. What’s more, there are also some limitations on research instruments. In light of these findings, areas for further research are suggested.
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