Abstract
<p> </p><p class="Default">This study examines the potential effect of <em>Shaping the Way We Teach English</em>, a teacher professional development program, on Jordanian English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ instructional practices. The participants of the study are 20 Jordanian EFL teachers selected from 14 public schools in North Ghour Directorate of Education in the first semester of the academic year 2018/2019. Observations of the participants, along the seven domains of <em>classroom management, language, teaching strategies, learning strategies, assessment strategies, authentic materials, </em>and<em> reflection</em>, were conducted before and after the treatment to determine whether or not the treatment has an effect on the participants’ instructional practices. Descriptive statistics were used to compare the participants’ performance before and after the treatment. The findings revealed that the participants gained on all seven domains of the observation checklist, with statistically significant differences found (at α=0.05) in their instructional practices before and after the treatment, in favor of the latter. The study concludes with pedagogical implications and recommendations for further research.</p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
Highlights
Introduction and BackgroundTo develop twenty-first century student competencies, teachers must change the way they have traditionally taught and look for alternative teaching strategies to meet the requirements of this century (Mewborn & Huberty, 2004)
ABSTARCT This study examines the potential effect of Shaping the Way We Teach English, a teacher professional development program, on Jordanian English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ instructional practices
This is further compounded by the fact that professional development is not just training, as professional development involves, among other things, ongoing workshops, follow-up, reflection, observation, and assessment geared towards improving teacher practices which lead, in turn, to increased student learning (Oregon Department of Education, 2014)
Summary
Shaping the Way We Teach English: Potential Effects of a Professional Development Program on Jordanian EFL. The treatment comprised the professional development program, Shaping the Way We Teach English, which consisted of 14 Modules (viz., contextualizing language, building language awareness, integrating skills, pair and group work, learner feedback, managing large classes, learning strategies, authentic materials, critical and creative thinking, alternative assessment, individual learner differences, younger learners, peer observations and reflective teaching). These modules comprise video-based segments, of 10–15 minutes each, by educators from around the world, a training manual, and supplementary readings, activities and resources (Opp-Beckman & Klinghammer, 2006).
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