الاكاديمية للدراسات الاجتماعية و الانسانية
Volume 16, Numéro 2, Pages 26-35
2024-06-30

Do Efl Teachers In Algeria Receive Adequate Training On How To Promote 21st Century Skills In Their Classroom?

Authors : Sellami Amina .

Abstract

Over the last several years growing demand has been put on the importance of mastering 21st century skills in all spheres of human life, education is no exception. To this end, teachers are challenged to promote those skills in their EFL classroom. This research is, thus, an attempt to investigate whether training programs directed to both pre-service and in-service teachers train them on how to promote 21st century skills. To attain this aim, this study follows a quantitative descriptive approach to answer its research questions. An online questionnaire was administered using Google Form to 45 teachers of the English language who teach at different educational levels. The analysis of the questionnaire revealed that the programs adopted to train teachers are not adequate and only promote declarative knowledge. Besides, their inadequacy of keeping pace with modern trends in ELT which in turn would affect the quality of both teaching and learning.

Keywords

Teachers’ training programs 21st century skills