10.30495/jntell.2023.1984692.1059

Teacher Training or Teacher Draining: ACritical Analysis of Iranian TeacherTraining Courses (TTC)

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  • Hamed Zarabi*1,
  • Nadia Gharani1,
  • Nima Yamrali1,
  1. Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Gonbad-eKavous, Iran

Revised: 2023-04-25

Accepted: 2023-06-01

Published in Issue 2023-06-01

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Zarabi, H., Gharani, N., & Yamrali, N. (2023). Teacher Training or Teacher Draining: ACritical Analysis of Iranian TeacherTraining Courses (TTC). Journal of New Trends in English Language Learning (JNTELL), 2(2), 45-68. https://doi.org/10.30495/jntell.2023.1984692.1059
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Abstract

This paper sought to look critically at Iran’s teacher training courses (TTCs) to discover the main problems and
missing links. To this aim, twenty English teachers (8 men and 12 women) teaching general English courses at five
private language institutes in Tehran and Mashhad participated in this study. Through a qualitative approach
employing semi-structured interviews the needed data were collected and analyzed. It was worth mentioning that
the researchers observed around 200 hours of teacher training courses in Iran for even delving deeper into the
problem. By using inductive content analysis, the data were analyzed and the results and findings showed
miscellaneous problems in Iran’s teacher training courses. The main problems detected were Lack of THEORY,
Lack of FREEDOM of CHOICE, Lack of SUPERVISION in the courses, Lack of Teacher REFLECTION, Lack of
TECHNOLOGY in education, and Lack of consideration for teachers’ PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE. This study had
important implications for teacher trainers to work more on their theoretical knowledge and for teachers to choose
the right courses for their professional development. Also, this study helps managers and lesson planners to hold
better courses by eradicating these problems.

Keywords

  • Teacher Training Courses (TTC),
  • Teacher Education Programs,
  • Trainers,
  • Trainees
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