Exploring the Impact of English Teachers’ Training Courses: A case study

Author(s) : Tazanfal Tehseem

Abstract:

This paper aims to discuss the impact of training courses on practicing teachers' educational beliefs and aspirations. It is believed that this is a somehow neglected area of English language teacher education where in most cases courses put an emphasis on the technical delivery of a number of skills and they do not devote time to discussing values which underlie practice. As a result; it may happen that teachers do not fully accept new philosophies and change because these may be contradictory to their existing value systems. Besides discussing ‘teachers’ education and training institutions in Pakistan, first, the concept of educational change will be discussed. This is followed by the presentation of a research project which was carried out to examine the effects of training on Pakistani ELT teachers' values. Finally, the paper will offer some suggestions on how value training should be implemented in the course of teacher education and teachers’ training workshops can be made fruitful in achieving set objectives.