Currently, in The Netherlands, the strategies with which Dutch students are taught English as a second language are questioned and gradually changed. The educational strategies are becoming more...Show moreCurrently, in The Netherlands, the strategies with which Dutch students are taught English as a second language are questioned and gradually changed. The educational strategies are becoming more descriptive and less rule-defined and prescriptive. This thesis is a qualitative study to investigate the status quo of this development. It questions the degree with which L2 English teachers use prescriptive teaching strategies while teaching Dutch high school students, and what their attitude is towards teaching using prescriptive strategies. By means of two methodologies, a hypothetical survey aimed at L2 English teachers in The Netherlands and qualitative interviews conducted at a Dutch high school, this thesis draws conclusions about the usage of prescriptive strategies in general and about certain usage problems from the HUGE database and Kamm (2015).Show less
