Abstract
This study forms a part of a doctoral dissertation and aims at exploring the
professional development (henceforth PD) practices of English language
teachers working in federal capital universities of Pakistan. Data for the
study was collected from 109 teachers of 8 federal capital universities. The
instruments employed for the collection of this data were a survey
questionnaire and some interviews. Findings indicated that teachers do seem
to know the benefits of PD but they do not actively engage themselves in such
activities. Most of the activities which they do take part in are due to
institutional demands and they also lack in the area of other, more personal
and continuous development efforts. The overall situation of the institutions
and the teachers’ awareness and interest in this matter also seems to be
lacking. Furthermore, a number of teachers consider language teaching as a
simple and easy task and do not consider any form of training to be a
necessary prerequisite.
Arshad Mehmood Raja, Munawar Iqbal Ahmed. (2020) Exploring PD Practices of ELTs Working in Federal-Capital Universities of Pakistan, The Dialogue, Volume 15, Issue 1.
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