IN-SERVICE TRAINING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS AT PRIMARY LEVEL IN RURAL SINDH: ANALYSIS OF MONITORING PRACTICES
Journal Title: Educational Research International - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Of the many initiatives that have been undertaken in recent years by the Department of Education & Literacy, Government of Sindh for the qualitative improvement of education, one of the initiatives was to upgrade the knowledge and skills of in-service English language teachers at primary level of education. The Provincial Institute of Teacher Education (PITE) Sindh designed and implemented four weeks program with the assistance of Department of Education & Literacy in almost all (23) districts of the province. The implementation strategy of the program includes: development of the manual for teacher trainers (generally known as master trainers), training of master trainers by lead trainers, training of primary school teachers at District level, finally monitoring and evaluation of the program. The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences of monitoring visits which aimed to critically look at current mode of delivery of training activities. The data were collected through a check list developed by experts. Findings indicate that implementing in-service training at a huge level was a daunting task for organizers. It was very challenging for master trainers to design and implement teaching resources at classroom level. Moreover, their repertoire of teaching strategies was very limited to address primary school teachers ( PSTs) leaning needs in teaching English. The study recommends to conduct need assessment survey before the start of such programs. In the light of teachers English subject specific needs, training should be arranged. Teachers’ should be facilitated in developing context-specific language material. The PITE administration should provide opportunities for further professional development in the subject of English.
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Shahid Hussain Mughal
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