Assuring Quality in Promoting Generic Skills in the Higher College of Technology (HCT), Muscat: Challenges & Realities

Autor/in	Ali, Holi Ibrahim Holi
Titel	Assuring Quality in Promoting Generic Skills in the Higher College of Technology (HCT), Muscat: Challenges & Realities
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 5 (2012) 11, S.45-50 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Quality Assurance; Basic Skills; English (Second Language); English Instruction; Second Language Instruction; Teacher Attitudes; Barriers; Questionnaires; Beliefs; Change Strategies; Likert Scales; Educational Practices; College English; Vocational Education; Foreign Countries; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitätssicherung; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen; Belief; Glaube; Lösungsstrategie; Likert-Skala; Bildungspraxis; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Ausland
Abstract	This paper explores EFL teachers' perceptions in relation to the pedagogical and conceptual challenges that they face in promoting generic skills in the Higher College of Technology (HCT), Muscat, in the context of post foundation level provision. A questionnaire was administered to 17 EFL teachers at HCT, at post foundation levels to investigate their views and beliefs about challenges in assuring quality in promoting generic skills. The study reveals that assessment and teaching provide the most obvious pedagogical challenges; whereas teachers' understanding and interpretations of generic skills are the most common conceptual challenges. Recommendations on how generic skills could be enhanced and promoted and how these challenges can be overcome are presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01