Secondary school teachers' beliefs toward communicative language teaching in Mukdahan province

This qualitative research study aims to explore Thai secondary teachers’ beliefs toward Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and to study the adaptation of CLT. The convenience sampling technique was adopted to select a group of participants from Thai teachers who teach English as a foreign language at a secondary school in Mukdahan province. The primary data sources included interviews and classroom observations whereas secondary data was collected from field notes and related documents. This research study was analyzed using thematic analysis.
The results showed that the majority of teachers believed that gaining grammar and vocabulary knowledge promote students’ communicative skills. Moreover, they also defined the concept of CLT using similar ideas, which influenced their classroom practices. Furthermore, teachers were unlikely to adapt CLT in their classrooms. In this regard, to improve the effectiveness of teachers’ proficiency and teaching skills, they would need professional development training.