TY - JOUR
T1 - Teachers’ awareness of learners’ knowledge : the case of metalinguistic terminology
AU - BERRY, Roger
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - This paper describes a study which investigated the knowledge of metalinguistic terminology in a group of 372 first-year undergraduates in a tertiary institution in HongKong and compared this to their English teachers’ estimation of that knowledge and desire to use such terminology. It found (1) wide differences between learners in their knowledge of terminology; and, (2) wide discrepancies between this and the teachers’ expectations, some of which could lead to serious difficulties in the classroom. In general the teachers’ awareness of the learners appeared to be rather poor. Reasons why this situation is so serious are offered — notably the clash of academiccultures in the transition from secondary to tertiary education — and ways of resolving the problem are discussed.
AB - This paper describes a study which investigated the knowledge of metalinguistic terminology in a group of 372 first-year undergraduates in a tertiary institution in HongKong and compared this to their English teachers’ estimation of that knowledge and desire to use such terminology. It found (1) wide differences between learners in their knowledge of terminology; and, (2) wide discrepancies between this and the teachers’ expectations, some of which could lead to serious difficulties in the classroom. In general the teachers’ awareness of the learners appeared to be rather poor. Reasons why this situation is so serious are offered — notably the clash of academiccultures in the transition from secondary to tertiary education — and ways of resolving the problem are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/09658416.1997.9959923
DO - 10.1080/09658416.1997.9959923
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0965-8416
VL - 6
SP - 136
EP - 146
JO - Language Awareness
JF - Language Awareness
IS - 2-3
ER -