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  1. University of Mandalay
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A Study of Contemporary Trends and Challenges of English Language Teaching in Myanmar

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Title A Study of Contemporary Trends and Challenges of English Language Teaching in Myanmar
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Publication date 2015
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Thanda Soe
Description
This article details a mixed methods study conducted during the 2015 academic year at Mandalay University, Department of English in Mandalay Myanmar. It contributes to discourse examining
contemporary patterns and challenges of English language education. Methodology from both
qualitative and quantitative paradigms was systematically combined. A survey questionnaire was
distributed to 70 participants and ten focus group interviews were conducted with 33 participants. A
second set of participants included university students from institutions in the Mandalay region.
Results suggest that English language teaching in Myanmar mirrors other Asian contexts in terms of
the rising influence of globalization for English teaching, a concern for teachers' English proficiency,
and the disconnect between policy and practice. Teacher confidence, disconnect between
curriculum and preparation of students; low salary, overreliance on the transmission model, and
large class size were also reported as challenges. Recommendations call for steps toward a
foundation of reflective practice using action research as a starting point and secondly to encourage
English language educators representative of the creative class, defined by Florida (2002) to align as
a public group of professionals. Future research should examine the elements that make English an
important language in the Myanmar context and based on this, consider what concept of English,
what variety of English, and what methodologies of English language teaching are most productive
for Myanmar as a nation in transition.
Keywords
teachers' challenges
Identifier http://umoar.mu.edu.mm/handle/123456789/57
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