A Reflection on Team-Teaching in an EFL Classroom

Authors

Punchalee Wasanasomsithi

Publication Date

2000-12-01

Abstract

Team-teaching is a versatile instructional approach that has been implemented in a variety of English language teaching and learning settings for different pedagogical and administrative purposes. Existing research claims that by extending the teaching competencies of teachers through group interaction and process sharing, the quality of instruction provided to the students can be improved. It is believed that this would, in turn, lead to promotion of not only the teaching but also the learning process. This paper reports on an experimental study in which the team-teaching technique was employed to teach a graduate English course at Chulalongkorn University. The students' attitudes toward this particular teaching method, elicited by means of an open-ended questionnaire are discussed. The paper also reviews a number of advantages and disadvantages of the team-teaching technique, both to the teachers themselves and to the students, and suggests guidelines for successful implementation of the technique in EFL classes.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.30.1.5

First Page

51

Last Page

62

Recommended Citation

Wasanasomsithi, Punchalee (2000) "A Reflection on Team-Teaching in an EFL Classroom," PASAA: Vol. 30: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.30.1.5
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol30/iss1/5