EFL teachers' attitudes towards the offered in-service teachers training seminars

Abstract EN

The present study aims to explore Algerian EFL teachers' attitudes towards the in-service training seminars they take part in.

It attempts to find out how EFL teachers perceive and evaluate the content, the process, and the context of those training seminars.

To achieve this aim, a Likert scale questionnaire was administered to a sample of 90 secondary school EFL teachers in Jijel- Algeria.

The findings revealed that teachers do appreciate the relevant and engaging content covered during the seminars, as well as the training conduct and organization, albeit to a lesser degree.

Conversely, the majority of teachers expressed their discontent over the training context including accessibility to the training location and appropriateness of the training rooms.

Moreover, teachers voiced their concerns over the excessive focus on content and pedagogical knowledge and the lack of opportunities to practice the learned material and to receive feedback, as well as the insufficient time provided for the training session and for the completion of the given tasks.