Using CRT-Based Workshops to Develop EFL Teachers’ Language Teaching and Language Testing Skills | ||||
مجلة دراسات في المناهج وطرق التدريس | ||||
Article 4, Volume 206, Issue 206, December 2014, Page 1-44 PDF (924.19 K) | ||||
Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/mjat.2014.103739 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Taher Mohammad Al-Hadi1; Jamal Hamed Jahin2 | ||||
1Faculty of Education, Ismalia Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||||
2Educational Research & Development, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Abstract This study aimed to assess the impact of critical reflective thinking (CRT)-based workshops in developing EFL teachers’ teaching and language testing skills. Subsidiary aims of the study include: ascertaining EFL teachers’ perceptions of their own teaching and language testing skills both before and after CRT-based workshops. The study made use of both the interpretive constructivist mode of inquiry and the quasi-experimental research design. Data were collected using three instruments: (1) Teacher Self-Appraisal Form; (2) Language Tests Checklist; and (3) Semi-structured Focus-group Interviews. Participants were 12 EFL university teachers working in the English department at College of Arts, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia. They belonged to a variety of academic, social and cultural backgrounds. The CRT-based workshops addressed three components: cooperative learning, thinking maps and language testing. Analysis of data indicated a positive impact of the CRT-based workshops on developing trainee teachers’ perceptions of their own teaching and language testing skills. Findings also indicated a positive impact of the CRT-based workshops on developing trainee teachers’ language testing and language test-items development skills. Findings of the study were discussed and a set of implications and recommendations were highlighted. ----------------------------------------------- | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Keywords: Critical-reflective thinking (CRT); language teaching skills; language testing skills | ||||
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