Perceptions of Secondary Level Efl Teachers Towards Teacher Training

Abstract

This research study entitled is Perceptions of Secondary Level EFL Teachers' Towards Teacher Training. The main objective of this research was to find out the secondary level EFL teachers' perception on National Center for Educational Development (NCED) training in terms of teaching, teaching methods, professional development, teaching materials and contents for their professional development. I collected the data from both the primary and secondary sources. I selected thirty secondary level community schools of Kathmandu valley using purposive non-random sampling. Thirty EFL teachers from each schools were selected as a sample. I followed the survey research design for the study to find out the perceptions on professional development. A set of questionnaire was used as research tool in this research where both types of questions i.e. open-ended and close-ended, were included. Systematically collected data were analyzed, tabulated and interpreted descriptively in the thesis. This research concluded that the NCED training programme was fruitful for the English language teachers in terms of teaching different language skills, methodology of teaching, use of teaching materials, content and teachers' professional development. This thesis has been divided into five chapters viz. introduction, review of related literature and conceptual framework, methods and procedures, analysis and interpretation of data, and findings, conclusion and recommendations. The first chapter consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definition of the key terms. Similarly, the second chapter deals with review of the theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. Likewise, the third chapter sheds light on methods and procedures of the study under which methods and design of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tool, source of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures, and ethical considerations. The fourth chapter involves analysis of data and interpretation of the results. Finally, the fifth chapter encompasses overall findings, conclusion and recommendations related to policy, practice and further research.