Professional Development Practices of English Teachers

Abstract

This research work entitled “Professional Development Practices of English Teachers” has been carried out to find out what English teacher do for their professional development. The study was carried out considering the significance of different tools for the professional development of a language teacher. The primary data was collected from the eighty secondary level English language teachers from Kailali. They were selected by using the non- random judgemental sampling procedure. The data obtained from the respondents through the questionnaire have been analyzed and interpreted using simple statistical tools like percentage and table. The study shows that almost all the secondary level English language teachers are serious about their professional development. Many teachers are found using different tools of professional development for their professional as well as their personal growth.

This thesis comprises four chapters. Chapter One deals with general introduction, review of the related literature, objectives of the study and significance of the study. Chapter Two deals with the procedure adopted to carry out the research. It contains information on the sources of data, population of study, sampling procedure, tools, process of data collection and limitations of the study. Chapter Three consists of the analysis and interpretation of the data. Chapter Four deals with the major findings of the study on the basis of the analysis and interpretation of the collected data. It also deals with some recommendations made, based on the major findings of the study. Finally, the references and appendices follow Chapter Four.