Open AccessExamining the Effectiveness of In-Service English Language Teacher Training in Khartoum State/Sudan 2011/2012
Author(s) -
Omer Elsheikh Hago Elmahid,
Hatim Sami Mahmoud Bioumi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of educational research (los angeles. online)/world journal of educational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2375-9771
pISSN - 2333-5998
DOI - 10.22158/wjer.v4n1p1
Subject(s) - english language , general partnership , medical education , mathematics education , psychology , training (meteorology) , descriptive statistics , service (business) , pedagogy , medicine , political science , geography , mathematics , business , statistics , marketing , meteorology , law
This study aims at investigating the effectiveness of in-service English language teacher training in Khartoum state: A case study of in-service teacher training programme “English for Teaching 1” (EfT1) provided by the British Council (2011-2012). The Researchers adopted the descriptive analytical method to analyze the collected data. The tool used to collect data was a questionnaire which was analyzed with the Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS). All the Hypotheses of the study were verified to be true and according to the analysis of the questionnaire. The study has come up with the following findings: Teacher training programme English for Teaching (1) (EfT(1)) has a positive impact on developing teaching process, the components of the programme satisfy the training needs of the English language teachers in Khartoum State, and the trainees who attended the programme have a positive attitude and opinions towards the programme. The study has been included with some recommendations that reflect the importance of in-service teacher training for Sudanese English language teachers and the effectiveness of partnership between national and international educational institutions in this field.