The implementation of co-teaching model in English department at college of basic education : teachers' and students' perspectives

Abstract EN

In spite of the growing interest in co-teaching in teacher education programs, there is a paucity of research on its use and effectiveness in the Kurdish context.

This paper aims to address this gap by investigating Kurdish EFL teachers' and students' perspectives toward implementing co-teaching model in English department in the academic year 2019-2020.

To achieve this aim, a focus group interview with 5 teachers was carried out to elicit the required data.

As for the students' perspectives, a questionnaire was used to obtain the data.

The data was analysed quantitatively.

The study revealed that Kurdish EFL teachers had appositive perspectives toward co-teaching model; furthermore, the teachers also showed approving perspectivestoward implementing co-teaching in their department.

Hence, coteaching model can be regarded a promising pedagogical practice for future In spite of the growing interest in co-teaching in teacher education programs, there is a paucity of research on its use and effectiveness in the Kurdish context.

This paper aims to address this gap by investigating Kurdish EFL teachers' and students' perspectives toward implementing co-teaching model in English department in the academic year 2019-2020.

To achieve this aim, a focus group interview with 5 teachers was carried out to elicit the required data.

As for the students' perspectives, a questionnaire was used to obtain the data.

The data was analysed quantitatively.

The study revealed that Kurdish EFL teachers had appositive perspectives toward co-teaching model; furthermore, the teachers also showed approving perspectivestoward implementing co-teaching in their department.

Hence, coteaching model can be regarded a promising pedagogical practice for future use.