Evaluating English Language Syllabus in the Colleges of Education at Sudanese Universities

Abstract

This research aims to evaluate the importance of English language syllabus in the Colleges of Education (fourth and fifth levels) at some Sudanese Universities. The researcher tries to set out the main causes of deterioration in the standard of english language proficiency in general. Also it focuses on strengths and weaknesses of the syllabus, and how much the syllabus satisfies and meets the needs of graduate students who standing to work as teacher trainers. The data was collected from the specialist English language teachers and the expertise of English language syllabus by using the questionnaire and interview. Qualitative data analysis techniques were used to identify the strengths and weakness of English syllabus, and the student's needs. The researcher adopted the quantities, qualities and descriptive analytical methods to carry out the research by designed and conducted two tools (questionnaire and interview) for collecting data from the samples. The samples is consist of seventy person included male and female, sixty (60) specialize English language teachers and ten (10) expertise of English syllabus. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire and interview were confirmed the questions and hypotheses below. This research was founded on three hypotheses which have been confirmed by participants' responses to the questionnaire and interview related to the following hypotheses: 1. Evaluation of English fourth and fifth levels students can help in developing English language syllabus. 2. Evaluation of English language syllabus can help in identifying best level of English that matches student's needs. 3. Evaluation of English language syllabus can help in providing labor market with qualified cadre. The hypothesis above leads to the main question of the research that is: Does the Colleges of Education in Sudan offer effective English language syllabus programmer at under graduate level to prepare English language teachers? The main question confirmed the following sub- question: 1. To what extend can objectives of English language syllabus help to developing student English (fourth and fifth levels)? 2. To what extend can the contents of English language syllabus satisfying the needs of students? 3. To what extent can syllabus of English language help in providing labor market with qualified cadre? Through all the above procedure this research intended to provide a brief summary of the main findings, recommendations and suggestions as flow The findings: 1. Evaluation helps in developing English language syllabus content in process of education. 2. Evaluation assists in designing English language syllabus content in process of education. 3. Evaluation helps in identifying the defects in English language syllabus content. 4. Evaluation helps in sequencing the English language syllabus content in process of education. 5. Evaluation of English language syllabus helps in identifying the best level of students. 6. Evaluation of English language syllabus helps in improving the students understanding and ideas. 7. Evaluation of English language syllabus promoting student's performance in their activities. 8. Evaluation of English language syllabus helps in achieving the language objectives. The most important results obtained that the English language syllabus were effective on training English language graduate teachers. Also the programmers of graduate teachers training at Colleges of education were effective enough to train the graduate English teachers. In the other word the teaching methods adopted were effective on training English language graduate teachers.