Have the Secondary Stage English Language Curricula Achieved Their Goals From the Perspectives of Te
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Abstract
Have the Secondary Stage English Language Curricula Achieved Their Goals From the Perspectives of
Teachers and Supervisors of English Language in Jordan?
Mohammad Ahmad Bani Amer
Mu'tah University, 2011
This study aimed at investigating whether the goals of the secondary stage English language curricula from the perspectives of teachers and supervisors of English language in Jordan.
The sample of the study consisted of all EFL teachers of the secondary stage in Al_Qaser Directorate of Education and supervisors in(Al_Karak, Al- Mazar, Ghawer Al-Safi, and Al-Qaser) educational directorates of Education during the second semester 2010/2011.
This study attempted to answer the following questions:
1.Have the Secondary stage English Language curricula achieved their goals from the perspectives of teachers of English language in Jordan?
2.Have the Secondary stage English Language curricula achieved their goals from the perspectives of supervisors of English language in Jordan?
To achieve the purpose of the study, a questionnaire of 59 items was designed and it consisted of four domains respectively: listening skills, speaking skills ,reading skills and writing skills.
The reliability of the questionnaire was ensured using Test-Retest method. The reliability coefficient was (.87) based upon Cronbach alpha.
The validity of the questionnaire was also ensured by submitting it to a jury of specialists.
The results of the study indicated that teachers and supervisors of English language were generally satisfied with the goals of the secondary English language curricula stage. In particular, the means for all the domains according to teachers of English language was (3.31) whereas the means for all the domains according to supervisors of English language was (3.27) This implies that teachers of English language and supervisors of English language were satisfied with the secondary stage English language curricula.
In light of the results of the study, a set of recommendations were stated to the concerns of implementing the secondary stage English language curricula and to teachers and supervisors of English language , to improve the efficiency of the secondary stage English language curricula