Evaluation of the effectiveness of English Language Teacher’s training programme conducted at Sudan English language Teaching Institute

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to assess the value of the SELTI Diploma programme for secondary school English language teachers and is it sufficient for the training of suitably qualified English language Teachers? The research is divided into five chapters: introduction, literature review, methodology, analysis and discussion, the results and the recommendations. It provides a statement of the problem, which is insufficient training of the secondary schools English language teachers. Also it provides the history of English language teacher training in Sudan , at the same time it provides some useful practices of classroom management and the evaluation of the teacher’s performance . Some points of view of the teachers’ training consternation with special reference to the TEFL Diploma at (SELTI) are included. Three main types of instruments as means of data collection were used. These were Evaluation of SELTI courses, Professional Action observation sheet and Standard Lesson observation sheet. The evaluation of SELTI courses and the result thereof showed that SELTI courses connected the English language teachers’ requirement and the Diploma is therefore deemed an effective Diploma. The analysis result of the professional action observation sheet illustrated that teachers who have been awarded the SELTI Diploma behave adequately as professionals and the analysis result of the standard lesson observation schedule showed that teachers who have been awarded the SELTI Diploma conduct a standard lesson adequately. The main recommendations are: a) Future teacher should be selected from graduates who already have the first degrees and who are willing and desirous to take up education as their future profession. b) People who want to become teachers should have a one-year training course in education and methodology (SELTI Diploma).