Communicative language teaching in Japanese high schools Teachers beliefs and classroom practices精品.pdf

COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOLS: TEACHERS’ BELIEFS AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES _______________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Submitted to the Temple University Graduate Board _______________________________________________________________ in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION ________________________________________________________________ by Takako Nishino August, 2009 © by Takako Nishino 2009 All Rights Reserved iii Communicative Language Teaching in Japanese High Schools: Teachers’ Beliefs and Classroom Practices Takako Nishino Doctor of Education Temple University, 2