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:: Volume 26, Issue 1 (3-2023) ::
IJAL 2023, 26(1): 8-8 Back to browse issues page
Localizing an International English Teacher Training Course for Iranian Context
Ali Beikian , Mansoor Ganji
Chabahar Maritime University
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In order to cater for the ever-increasing demand for learning English, private language institutes have mushroomed across Iran. These institutes adopt different policies such as designing their own Teacher Training Course (TTC), following the syllabus of Certificate for Teaching English to Adults (CELTA), or localizing it for the Iranian context to train competent English teachers. Surprisingly, there exists little research evaluating these TTC's or investigating if localizing CELTA is an effective strategy for the Iranian context. This study aimed to fill this gap by delineating the steps taken by a widely-known Iranian language institute in localizing CELTA for the Iranian context, and secondly to determine if the teachers were satisfied with this localized TTC. Data collected through the websites and interviews were subjected to conceptual content analysis; while the data mined through evaluation questionnaires were analysed through quantitative descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the Iranianized TTC suffered from discrepancies such as unreliable selection of the participants, lack of opportunities for teaching practices, not observing experienced teachers' classes, and focusing on received rather than experiential knowledge. These findings are discussed, and a number of practical suggestions are offered to improve the Iranian TTC.
Keywords: CELTA, English Teacher, Evaluation, Implementation, Planning, Private Language Institutes, Teacher Training Course
     
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
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Beikian A, Ganji M. Localizing an International English Teacher Training Course for Iranian Context. IJAL 2023; 26 (1) :8-8
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Volume 26, Issue 1 (3-2023) Back to browse issues page
Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics
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