An autoethnographic study of a Mongolian English teacher’s journey in applying a task-based approach to an online English writing class for adult learners

This study explores the trajectory of a Mongolian English teacher incorporating task-based language teaching (TBLT) in an online writing class. Through autoethnograpy, it deepens teacher’s pedagogical understanding of technology-mediated TBLT, grounded their first-hand experience and learner’s perce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Damdin, Chuluuntumur
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86775
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Summary:This study explores the trajectory of a Mongolian English teacher incorporating task-based language teaching (TBLT) in an online writing class. Through autoethnograpy, it deepens teacher’s pedagogical understanding of technology-mediated TBLT, grounded their first-hand experience and learner’s perceptions about this unique approach. The findings show the main challenges the teacher faced were teacher’s self-doubt and anxiety regarding TBLT, technology use and language proficiency. Overall, Mongolian learners perceived the lessons positively as it encouraged independent and reflective learning.