Abstract The postamble of the English text of the 1993 Constitution referred to “Ubuntu”; there is a need for understanding but not for vengeance, a need for reparation but not for retaliation, a need for Ubuntu but not for victimization. Ubuntuis an indigenous African concept and refers to a practical humanist disposition towards the world, including compassion, tolerance and fairness. (It is interesting to note that the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights also includes a posi...
Teacher professional development (TPD) is a kind of continuing education effort that can strengthen teachers’ skills and, in turn, boost students’ learning outcomes. Teachers’ creativity and reflective practice also have key roles in teachers’ daily practice. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the mediating role of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ creativity in the relationship between their reflective practices and their professional developmen...
Abstract: Knowledge is a gift that is transferrable from one person to another. Everyone has it and can transfer it thus making impact on other people’s lives. In this paper the authors have come up with an innovative approach of turning potential students in higher education into mentors: Student mentors selected based on certain criteria will support their immediate juniors on their subject content and by evaluating their assessments. Mentors will be continuously monitored for their perf...
Purpose: The present study sought to evaluate the quality of virtual education in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) courses at the wake of COVID-19. In addition, ways to knowledge sharing in the courses was investigated. Methods: The statistical population of the quantitative section consisted of 95 TEFL professors and the qualitative section consisted of 13 TEFL professors in the first semester of the 2020-21 academic year. Da...
The paper presents a research study dealing with the effect of Google Docs on EFL learners' engagment and writing achievement
Background: The present study set out to examine English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for nursing instructors’ perceptions of what constitutes quality ESP delivery and their perceptions on the challenges that may inhibit the provision of the quality in ESP education for nursing students.Methods: To obtain data, first, the questionnaire of quality of education in ESP was given to ESP instructors. They were asked to fill in the questionnaire and rank strategies for effective ESP education. Sec...
The present study aimed at investigating English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ level of reflection and the barriers to their reflection. To do so, based on an experimental research method, 98 EFL teachers were recruited and the English language teacher reflection inventory (ELTRI) was distributed among them. To consolidate the findings of the inventory, 20 volunteers from the same pool were interviewed. As the next phase of the study, to investigate the barriers to the teachers...
The survival and the continuity of an organization’s operations depend upon the use of information. As such, investigating the Webquesting behavior of university students in general and TEFL (Teaching English as a foreign language) students in particular during the Covid 19 seems essential. Since information-seeking behavior can be influenced by various factors we aimed to explore the attitude of TEFL students towards webquesting. In the next phase of the study, we sought the bar...
The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a scale to assess the inhibitors to reflective writing of Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. The other aim of this study was to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. To prepare the first item pool of the questionnaire, the researchers reviewed the previous related literature and prepared the first item pool with 62 items. At the next stage, based on the judgments of some experts in the field regarding ...
Technology can be integrated in teacher education and, hence, be used to empower teachers to extend learning beyond their classrooms. Therefore, the present study was an attempt to investigate English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ perceptions of action research and explore the impact of their collaborative action research in an online discussion group on their reflective practice. In addition, we were interested to ...
Abstract Knowledge sharing and reflective thinking are two key issues in any educational system. The present study examined the willingness of instructors of English for the students of allied medical sciences to share knowledge and think reflectively and investigated their reluctance to form knowledge sharing groups. To this aim, in the quantitative phase of the study, two questionnaires were completed by 14...
Research on teacher collaboration emphasizes the key role of collaborative culture for teachers’ functioning; however, there is little empirical evidence to investigate its relationship with knowledge sharing among university ESP teachers. In the present study, the relationship between EFL teachers’ collaborative climate and knowledge sharing was sought. The data were collected through two surveys of 328 Iranian ESP teachers. A Pearson c...
Abstract The paper addresses the professional learning opportunities and challenges of early grade teachers during the implementation of the site based training. The training is one of the project activities about ICT for Enhancing Early Grade Literacy and Numeracy in Nyarugusu refugee camp. The project brings out the innovations by transforming the pedagogical approaches into digital content based learning where three ICT model classrooms, an android Classroom Learning Management System (Tu...
Abstract The study investigated the contribution of learned literacy and numeracy Education Support Programme (LANES) Teacher Professional Skills on Enhancing STD I and II Pupils' Literacy Skills in Tanzania. Andragogy Learning Theory guided the study in order to understand the impact of learned LANES teacher professional skills on enhancing STD I and II pupils' literacy skills specifically the extent to which the learned LANES professional skills enhanced children’s reading and writing co...
ABSTRACT This paper investigated the challenges or constraints of women in continuing higher education programme with particular focus on the B.Ed part-time programme of the usman danfodiyo university sokoto. A simple survey research design was employed to explore the issue. A 4 item questionnaire supplemented with oral interview sessions provided the data used for the study. The study involved 150 randomly selected women in B.Ed part-time programme of the usman danfodiyo university. T...