Abstract
One of the aims at Albalqa Applied University is to prepare the student to contribute positively in society so the main important goal of the comprehensive reform of the education system in Jordan is to contribute to the democratic development of the country. The study has been investigated to find out if the English instructors adopt the democracy techniques in their classes. This paper presents a classroom management model to be used in teaching English by having English teachers use the democratic process to create their English learning environments. The researcher prepared a “Democracy Scale” about the extent of applying democratization in EFL environment at universities as data collection tool. The sample was randomly chosen from Al-Balqa’ Applied University. The study suggested several implications like using technology inside EFL environment and conducting a similar study to know students perspectives about practicing democracy in the EFL environment.
Highlights
It is impossible to separate the society and the educational and democratic system
One of the aims at Albalqa Applied University is to prepare the student to contribute positively in society so the main important goal of the comprehensive reform of the education system in Jordan is to contribute to the democratic development of the country
Piaget focused on building experiences by students themselves
Summary
It is impossible to separate the society and the educational and democratic system. There is a strong relation between society and democracy from one side and democracy and education from another side. Piaget focused on building experiences by students themselves In his theory “constructivism”, he concentrated on how students learn and on their needs to develop their skills (Mosher, Kenny, & Garrod, 1994). In 1999, King Abdullah recommended an economic democratic and educational development in Jordan. He has believed in the need to make the citizens have access to education and efforts have been made to build democratic nation. He encouraged practicing democracy in education by giving students the chance to be decision makers, to express ideas, and to participate in both classroom and real life. Because of the advantages of the educational democracy, the researcher conducts the present study to discover the extent of applying democracy in teaching English as foreign language (TEFL) environment in Jordan from instructors’ perspectives in order to develop the educational system in our country
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