Developing and Validating Professional Teaching Standards for Higher Education EFL Instructors in Saudi Arabia: A Delphi Study

Autor/in	Alsowat, Hamad H.
Titel	Developing and Validating Professional Teaching Standards for Higher Education EFL Instructors in Saudi Arabia: A Delphi Study
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 12 (2021) 6, S.14-29 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Professionalism; Standards; Language Teachers; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Teacher Attitudes; Faculty Development; Likert Scales; Classification; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Language Proficiency; Technological Literacy; College Faculty; Teaching Methods; Evaluation Methods; Specialists; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Professionalität; Standard; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrerverhalten; Likert-Skala; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Technisches Wissen; Fakultät; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study aimed at developing and validating professional teaching standards for higher education EFL instructors in Saudi Arabia. The Delphi technique was utilized to gain a consensus among the panel of experts through three rounds. In the first round, a survey was sent to 31 English language teaching and teacher education experts to select the appropriate standards and provide any additional standards. Ninety-six performance indicators were generated at the end of this round. In the second round, the survey was sent to 29 experts to rate their responses on a 5-point Likert scale. In the third round, the survey was sent back to the experts to review their responses and provide any modifications. By the end of the third round, eighty-one performance indicators were identified and categorized into seven standard fields: language, knowledge of learners, learning environments, instruction, technology use, assessment, and professionalism. The study reveals insight into the professional standards which are appropriate for higher education EFL instructors in Saudi Arabia. This framework will help improve faculty teaching practices and for their continuous professional development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01