The assessment of teaching practice of the required teachers in the department of English language

Abstract EN

This study deals with the assessment of the process of the teaching practice that is part of the curriculum of the Department of the English Language in the College of Basic Education for the 4th grade's students as the requirements of being qualified teachers after their graduation since the mission of the process in the college of Basic Education is to organize teaching practice for the practitioners.

Practicing is a key element in helping the practitioners to teach and use the methods of teaching; therefore the institutes should try to provide the curricula that enable the practitioner to practice the skills of teaching properly.

As the consequence and in the accordance with the regulations of College of Basic Education, students of the fourth stage have to practice teaching in specific basic schools and attend these schools regularly for (45 days) as per the school time table because practice is a process of rehearsing certain behavior for learning and improving the performance and helps practitioners to be proficient in their specialization.

The objective of the study is to provide the department with feedback about practitioners' progress and how effective its policy has been in achieving its intended learning outcomes.

Assessment also provides practitioners with educative feedback to enable them relate their performance to the standard expected, and consequently improve their work.

The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative research methods in achieving its purposes because by these methods the pedagogical objectives and its implications can be identified.The study presents an overview on practicing and features of effective teaching practice.

Also the study deals with the components of teaching practice that include observation, practicing and the course book of observation and practicing in addition to the course objectives, unit projects or lesson plan, observation checklist and self-assessment and teachers assessment as well as the data collection and the results of the assessments.

At the end the study presents the conclusion of the study in which the study deduced that the positive side of the application of the process has problems which need urgent solution.

Also it presents some recommendations, a list of references and appendences.