Beliefs About Language Learning and Teaching Approaches of Pre-Service Efl Teachers in Thailand

Scope and Method of Study: To investigate Thai pre-service EFL teachers' beliefs about language learning during their practice teaching and the relationships between their beliefs and teaching approaches, two study phases were conducted. In the survey phase, forty-two pre-service EFL teachers from two universities in Thailand completed a modified, Thai version of the BALLI (Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory) before and after their practice teaching. Four surveyed participants were selected for the qualitative study phase. Each was interviewed twice and observed five or six times. Data from surveys, interviews, and observations were used to examine the four pre-service teachers' beliefs about language learning and the relationships between their beliefs and their teaching approaches.