Impact of Teacher Training Programs on Teachers’ Performance: A Case of In-Service English Language Secondary School Teachers in Pakistan

Abstract

In-service teacher training is key for teachers to meet the challenges in education. The present research aims to explore the impacts of in-service teachers training programs on English language teaching. Moreover, the current study was to focus on the need of teachers through in-service training programs for effective teaching of English and to implement these training programs. The research was quantitative and population was secondary school English teachers in Punjab, Pakistan. 237 teachers were selected as sample of this study. Unsystematic sampling technique was used to collect the data from the respondents through survey method by using administered questionnaire. SPSS Version-25 was constructed in order to analyze the data. The findings of this research show a significant effect of training programs of teachers. The present study is helpful to guide English language teacher trainers to analyze their training programs to bring improvements in their trainings; in order to produce effective English language teachers. It is helpful to select a program for the training of in-service teachers in Punjab, Pakistan with respect to its being innovative and effective during the teaching.