Abstract
In general, eclecticism in language teaching holds that although no single language teaching method manages to meet all the teaching and learning needs, many methods have valuable insights that should be drawn on. But it has been criticized for its lack of principles. Thus principled eclecticism and teaching by principles have been pursued. This study investigated the attitudes and perceptions of the College Englishteachers in China towards eclecticism and principled eclecticism in their teaching inthe intensive English language program, and the methods or approaches and teachingtechniques they employ; and, through a case study, it probed whether the real teachingpractice of principled eclecticism was as eclectic and principled as the proponentsdescribed at the theoretical level. After analyzing the questionnaire from 155 teachersand 51 students, a 12-week classroom observation, and person-to-person interviews, the authors find that eclecticism does exist and is widely practiced by College English teachers and is warmly welcomed by the students.
download of full article
TeachingEnglish 
دانلود کتاب و نرم افزارهای آیلتس