PARADIGM SHIFT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY OF SECONDARY LEVEL: FROM CONVENTIONAL TO MODERN

Abstract

This paper explores the English language paradigm shift from conventional to modern in terms of curricular focus, methodology, evaluation practice, and teachers' and learners’ behavior. Based upon the existing literature, critical analysis has been done to explore how changes in pedagogical context happened from a traditional structured approach to a post-modern perspective. These changes are reflected in the present days teaching of learning ecology in secondary school. It was found that there is a paradigm shift in English pedagogy from teacher centrism, structuralism, behaviorism to a learner-centered, post-modern and constructive approach. This transition in English language pedagogy results from a revolutionary process of change in society and the academic world. Academicians and practitioners will benefit from this thematic paper. Article visualizations: