تصور مقترح لمحتوى الخطة الدراسية لإعداد معلم اللغة العربية للمرحلة الابتدائية في كليات التربية بدولة الكويت

الملخص EN

The purpose of the study was to propose a structural framework for the preparation plan of the elementary school teacher of Arabic in colleges of education of Kuwait, based on the opinions of faculty members of the colleges and their graduates of teachers.

To achieve this goal, the author developed a 10-item questionnaire that asked the respondents to state degree of importance of the courses included in the plans of preparation of the teacher of Arabic, the adequacy of the ratios devoted to each of the components of teacher preparation and whether they really help to prepare a qualified teacher for the elementary school.

Adequate methods were used to secure the validity and reliability of the questionnaire.

The developed tool was administered to (20) faculty members of Colleges of Education and also to (282) teachers of Arabic of their graduates.

On the basis of responses of the study sample to questionnaire items, the author developed the suggested plan of teacher preparation, which consisted of (51) courses requiring a total of (138) credit hours, to be offered to students in four years of university study, with the following proportion’s : (15) credit hours for general courses, (60) credit hours for the courses of Arabic language, and (63) credit hours for educational courses and the teaching practice.

The courses, and their prerequisits, for each of components of teacher preparation, were named accordingly.

In the light of the findings of study, the author recommends that the educational authorities consider the suggested plan of preparation and find proper ways of its implementation in colleges of education in Kuwait.