Program Development of English Teacher's Competency Enhancement for Learning in 21st-Century of Secondary Schools in the Northeastern Region

Autor/inn/en	Dolprasit, Wongduan; Sirisuthi, Chaiyuth; Chantarasombat, Chalard
Titel	Program Development of English Teacher's Competency Enhancement for Learning in 21st-Century of Secondary Schools in the Northeastern Region
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 16 (2023) 4, S.48-58 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Program Development; Specialists; Teaching Conditions; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Faculty Development; Teaching Skills; Language Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programmplanung; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht
Abstract	The English language is a global language and crucial for all people, and English teachers' competency development affects high-quality students, the objectives of the research were 1) to study the elements and indicators of English teachers' competency 2) to study the current conditions, desirable conditions, and needs to enhance English teachers' competency 3) to create and develop the English teachers' competency enhancement program, and 4) to study the results of implementing the English teachers' competency enhancement program. Research Methodology was Research and Development which were conducted in 4 phases according to research objectives. The findings of the study showed that: I. The elements and indicators of English teachers' competency consisted of 3 aspects, 14 elements, and 67 indicators including 1) knowledge, 2) skills, and 3) characteristics insisted on by the 9 experts. In all aspects, 14 elements were appropriate at the highest level. II. In current conditions competency of English teachers in all aspects were at a high level. Overall desirable conditions were at the highest level, and their competencies needed were knowledge, skills, and characteristics, respectively. III. The English teachers' competency enhancement program consisted of 1) rationale 2) objectives 3) contents: Module 1 (18 hours), Module 2 (12 hours), Module 3 (6 hours) 4) procedure and sub-activities 5) test and measurement. The 9 experts' evaluation of the program is at the most appropriate, feasibility, and utility level. IV. The result of implementing the English teachers' competency enhancement program showed that 1) Knowledge: the post-development average was higher than the pre-development average. 2) Skills: assessed by the school supervising teacher, the first time their overall performances were at the average level, the second time and third times were at a high level, and the highest respectively. 3) Characteristics: evaluated by the director and the head of the Foreign Languages Department, the first time supervision was at the average level, the second time and third times were at a high level, and the highest, respectively. 4) the overall satisfaction of English teachers who joined the program was at the highest level. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01