Progress in English Language Teaching Through Continuous Professional Development—Teachers’ Self-Awareness, Perception, and Feedback

This research aimed to investigate the various aspects of EFL teachers’ professional development through Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Hence a study involving 83 EFL teachers from different socio-economic, multi-cultural, educational, and disciplinary backgrounds was conducted to ascert...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in education (Lausanne) Jg. 6
Hauptverfasser: Vadivel, Balachandran, Namaziandost, Ehsan, Saeedian, Abdulbaset
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media S.A 19.11.2021
Schlagworte:
CPD
English language teaching
ESL
professional development
TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language)
ISSN:2504-284X, 2504-284X
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Zusammenfassung:This research aimed to investigate the various aspects of EFL teachers’ professional development through Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Hence a study involving 83 EFL teachers from different socio-economic, multi-cultural, educational, and disciplinary backgrounds was conducted to ascertain their attitudes, perceptions, and feedback on CPD. The sample population was random, and the data collection was through a questionnaire. The results showed that teachers take charge of their CPD, but for better outcomes, they need professional development through shared experience, reflective teaching, and have a sense of community among them to stay at par with the global standards of the education system. Through this research, the concept of CPD and its significance in teaching English are made available. This study also proposes higher achievement in education through teacher professional development programs. Moreover, the analysis demonstrated that teachers are confident in what they do because of their positive belief in their own CPD. From the results, it was clear that every EFL teacher should take charge of their professional development to become better teachers and help students achieve their goals.
ISSN:2504-284X
2504-284X
DOI:10.3389/feduc.2021.757285