Iranian EFL Teachers' Perceptions Toward Teacher Training Courses

Bibliographic Data

ID22218841
AuthorsAtefeh Nikoobin (Islamic Azad University of Najafabad, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume4
Issue12
Pages63-76
Publication date2021-12-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Linguistics Literature & Translation (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2617-0299 • E-ISSN: 2708-0099
PublisherAl-Kindi Center for Research and Development (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.12.8
OpenAlexW4200036428
LanguageEN
References cited8

The present study aimed to evaluate teacher training courses (TTCs) in several institutes in Isfahan, Iran, to explore the teachers' perspectives on the status and characteristics of this program. More specifically, this study sought language teachers' perceptions on the aspects (duration, intensity, instructors, practicum) and contents (topics covered in the program, teaching the skills, theory) of the TTC program they attended. For this purpose, 34 language teachers were required to fill out a questionnaire to explore participant teachers' attitudes toward the TTC program elements. Furthermore, the teachers were invited to an interview session in order to share their opinions about the overall usefulness of teacher training courses they had attended. The findings revealed that, overall, the teachers were satisfied with different elements of this program. From the teachers ' point of view, the most useful aspect and content of the program were "instructors" and "teaching the skills", respectively

Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Practicum · Teacher education · Computer Science · Education and Technology Integration · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Medicine · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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