English Language Teachers' Views on Self-initiated Professional Development

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Malek Abbasi Fatemeh

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Journal: THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE Year:2015 | Volume:8 | Issue:16 Page(s): 164-186

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English Language Teachers' Views on Self-initiated Professional Development

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Malek Abbasi Fatemeh | Issue Writer Certificate

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Foreign Language TeachingQ2

English Language TeachersQ1

Teacher EducationQ2

Professional DevelopmentQ2

Self-initiated Professional DevelopmentQ2

Abstract

Keeping pace with the continuous changes and innovations in the field of English language teaching is considered to be a necessity for the quality of teachers' teaching. There are numerous approaches to teacher development, among which self-initiated development stands as one of the noticeable trends. Although teacher development is crucial for the quality of education, it appears that there are not many studies on self-development of English Language Teachers in Iran. There are studies mostly concentrating on the evaluation of pre-or in-service programs in English language teaching. Addressing this call, the main purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of 48 in-service English Language Teachers towards their Professional Development. The data collection instrument used was a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of both open-ended and close-ended items. Employing descriptive statistics, the data was analyzed. The results indicated that the teachers agreed with most of the concepts that indicate the importance of Professional Development. Moreover, they were aware of the importance of major Professional Development activities for their development. Yet, peer observation and action research were not preferred as much as the other activities.

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Malek Abbasi, Fatemeh. (2015). English Language Teachers' Views on Self-initiated Professional Development. THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE, 8(16 ), 164-186. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/181368/en

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Malek Abbasi Fatemeh. English Language Teachers' Views on Self-initiated Professional Development. THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE[Internet]. 2015;8(16 ):164-186. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/181368/en

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Fatemeh Malek Abbasi, “English Language Teachers' Views on Self-initiated Professional Development,” THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE, vol. 8, no. 16 , pp. 164–186, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/181368/en

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