Evaluating the Teaching Practice Course for Students-Teachers English Majors in the Light of their Professional Needs and Satisfaction

Abstract

The present study aimed at evaluating the currentprescriptive Te aching Practice Course(TPC) in the light of the required professional nee ds of Student-Teachers(SS-Ts), third year, English majors at Al-Arish Faculty of Education. It also aimed at identifying their satisfaction with their TPC. To accompl ish these aims, five instruments were prepared and administered by t he researcher after verifying their validity and reliability. They contained the Professional Needs Checklist (PNC) for Ss Ts, the Content Analysis Card, (CAC)for t he prescriptive TPC, the Supervisors' Evaluation Questionnaire for the T PC, the Student-Teachers' Evaluation Questionnaire for their TPC and the Student-Teachers' Satisfaction Questionnaire with their TPC. The subjects of the study consisted of (77) participants. Findings of the study indicated eight basic professional needs with 40 sub-professional needs required for Ss-Ts. They also revealed the inefficiency and inappropriateness of the prescriptive TPC for meeting the Ss-Ts' required professional needs and dissatisfaction of Ss-Ts with their TPC. An overview for a proposed TPC was presented by th e researcher. Some recommendations and suggestions for further researche /studies were also introduced.