Investigating the use of learner centred approach to teach listening by Novice Teachers.

Abstract

Effective teaching especially for novice teachers can be defined as being able to guide his/her learners towards autonomy. Moreover, educational system in Algeria faced many shifts in the last few decades; namely: the Learner centred Approach. With the fact of having EFL teachers give up traditional methods and adopting newer ones, the purpose of this study aims to investigate the extent to which novice EFL teachers are accustomed with such an approach and how they use its techniques to render the teaching of the listening component more effective. Hence, a mixed methodology combining between quantitative and qualitative tools(Questionnaire, Interview) was utilized to collect data from the respondents. The results showed that novice teachers are not able to apply learner centred approach in their first years in the field. This is due to the poor training that they have received and lack of practice. These results suggest that Stake holders (inspectors, experienced teachers) need to draw more attention on the practical side of the pre-service training for novice teachers so that they can apply learner centred teaching strategies in their listening class more effectively.