An evaluation research of the English Language teacher education programme in two Colleges of Education in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria
This research evaluates the English Language teacher education programme in two Colleges of Education, institutions that award the National Certificate in Education (NCE) which is the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria. The research is centred on the objectives of the English Language teacher education programme at the NCE level. It seeks not only to identify the programme objectives but to also examine how the said objectives are interpreted by the lecturers through their classroom practices and the extent to which the objectives reflect the teaching needs of the student teachers in the programme. To understand and explore the topic from diverse perspectives, the case study and naturalistic inquiry are employed as the main research methods in the study. The research participants - five lecturers and six student teachers - are drawn from the two Colleges of Education involved in the study. Document examination, semi-structured interview and observation are utilised as data collection instruments in the research. An examination of relevant documents not only shows the original intent of the programme but also gives an indication of how the programme is implemented by the regulatory body (National Commission
Emarievbe, Ejovi
Educational Research
An evaluation research of the English Language teacher education programme in two Colleges of Education in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria. This research evaluates the English Language teacher education programme in two Colleges of Education, institutions that award the National Certificate in Education (NCE) which is the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria. The research is centred on the objectives of the English Language teacher education programme at the NCE level. It seeks not only to identify the programme objectives but to also examine how the said objectives are interpreted by the lecturers through their classroom practices and the extent to which the objectives reflect the teaching needs of the student teachers in the programme. To understand and explore the topic from diverse perspectives, the case study and naturalistic inquiry are employed as the main research methods in the study. The research participants - five lecturers and six student teachers - are drawn from the two Colleges of Education involved in the study. Document examination, semi-structured interview and observation are utilised as data collection instruments in the research. An examination of relevant documents not only shows the original intent of the programme but also gives an indication of how the programme is implemented by the regulatory body (National Commission
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