Teachers’ Professional Development to Enhance ELT: Needs Analysis for Developing Teacher Training Program in an EFL Context

Abstract

Developing any new teacher training program for Teachers ' Professional Development (TPD) should start from where the teachers are and what they actually need, which is very essential to bring out innovation and improvement in the field of ELT. The present study represents teachers' voices from Far Western and Mid-Western part of Nepal based on the survey data collected from EFL teachers. The researcher reached to the conclusion that teachers should be trained and given opportunities on how to put the existing knowledge in to practice according to the learning context, needs and available resources creating their own context specific methodology keeping oneself up to date with global practices including the integration of ICT in the field of ELT.

Factors Affecting English Language Teaching in Public Schools in Ecuador

“…Gulnaz, Ahmad and Mandouh (2016) points out that when infrastructure does not allow for smaller classes and teachers are made to teach overpopulated class sizes and this can also impede L2 learning and teaching. However, Negi (2016) points out that the resources available, the number of students in a classroom and the technology available are not aspects a teacher normally has control over. These are circumstances decided by the educational system of the country and teachers and schools must find alternative forms to better L2 teaching and learning when the infrastructure and resources available are not ideal.…”