The Use of the Internet for English Language Teachers’ Professional Development in Arab Countries

Alhabahba, Mohammad Madallh; Mahfoodh, Omer Hassan Ali

doi:10.14221/ajte.2016v41n4.1

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“…In addition to exploring the personal exposure to English language cultures, this research investigates the use of internet as part and parcel of the overall personal cultural experience of the ELT. Internet use has already been explored in the English Language Teachers' literature, including that of Arab countries (Alhabahba & Mahfoodh, 2016). However, this research in hand differs from previously researched aspects of using ICT in the classrooms as an educational tool.…”

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The Relation between English Language Cultural Exposure and EL Teachers’ Competencies

Qadhi¹,

Abu-Shawish²

2020

ASSC

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English language learning is more than acquiring language skills, as the universality of the Englishlanguage gives it an array of socio-cultural facets that need to be encompassed in English languageteaching to non-native speakers.This research explores the impact of personal exposure to western cultures on the professional abilities ofnovice female English language teachers in Qatar. Using a mixed approach of quantitative andqualitative data collection tools, findings from this research show that there is a statistically significantcorrelation using Pearson’s test between the teacher’s exposure to English language cultures and hercompetency as an EL Teacher. Furthermore, results show that when teachers are more confident withtheir grasp of the language especially because of familiarity, they are more able to focus on improvingtheir teaching methods and educational strategies. Feedback also emphasized the importance of suchexposure on improving accents and comprehension, which directly aided in the teachers’ abilities toimpart knowledge to their students.The impact of these results is significant with high implications on higher education policies andcurriculum design. The findings of this research provide valuable insight into the training of ELT innon-native contexts and recommends to policy makers to consider cultural emersion and exposure ofstudent teachers to EL cultures in order to improve their competencies.

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Section: Exposure and Internet Usementioning

confidence: 96%

The Relation between English Language Cultural Exposure and EL Teachers’ Competencies

Qadhi¹,

Abu-Shawish²

2020

ASSC

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Preliminary study on the development of blended learning (BLM) model: based on needs analysis and learning independence

Widyasari

Rasmitadila

Humaira

et al. 2019

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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Enhancing Teaching Skills of In-service English Teachers through Online Professional Development

ERDEM COŞGUN,

SAVAŞ

2024

Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age

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The present study examined online professional development practices of in-service English teachers. A sample of 184 in-service English teachers from various levels of education in Turkey participated in the study through an online questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS to assess the teachers' utilization of the internet for professional development, classroom activities, and collaboration with others. The results revealed that the participants utilized the internet extensively for professional development and classroom activities, and collaboration with others. Furthermore, significant differences were found between participants' teaching levels and their use of the internet for collaboration, frequency of internet use and internet use for classroom practices, and ICT training experiences and use of the internet for overall professional development, classroom activities and collaboration. The findings suggest that in-service English teachers prioritized and benefited from online professional development practices and ICT training affected their use of the internet for such practices.

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The Use of the Internet for English Language Teachers’ Professional Development in Arab Countries

Cited by 4 publications

References 47 publications

The Relation between English Language Cultural Exposure and EL Teachers’ Competencies

The Relation between English Language Cultural Exposure and EL Teachers’ Competencies

Preliminary study on the development of blended learning (BLM) model: based on needs analysis and learning independence

Enhancing Teaching Skills of In-service English Teachers through Online Professional Development

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