EVALUATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING PROGRAM OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI USING THE PEACOCK MODEL: TOWARDS QUALITY EDUCATION

Authors

  • Regilito D. Laurel Assistant Professor, PhD, English Department, Faculty of Education, University of Benghazi, Libya
  • Annabelle C. Belting Lecturer – English, PhD, Department Faculty of Education, University of Benghazi, Libya
  • Ennaji Omran Almansouri MA, Head – English Department, Faculty of Education, University of Benghazi, Libya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i10.3945

Keywords:

evaluation of English language teaching, program of English Language Teaching, quality of education, PEACOCK model and evaluation

Abstract

The English Language Teaching (ELT) is a theory and practice of English teaching and learning for the welfare of the non-native students whose language is not English. It is an English language degree in exploring the application of the language development and current practice in teaching and testing. The study aims to identify the aspects of the English Language Teaching (ELT) and how do the aspects of the English Language Teaching (ELT) program should be maintained and improved based on the Peacock’s Model and Evaluation. The study employs the quantitative and qualitative descriptive research design and method. The study comprised seventeen (17) alumni of the Faculty of Education, English Department, University of Benghazi, Libya as these participants had experienced the evaluation of the English Language Teaching program to be maintained and to be improved in the Faculty of Education. Purposive sampling is utilized in the study because it is non-probability which is known as judgmental, subjective, and selective sampling. Results show that participants are encouraged to be a reflective teacher when they start teaching and taught to evaluate themselves as a teacher which is vital and important in ELT profession in the Faculty of Education and in English as a Foreign Language, show to promote flexibility in using different teaching practices in different situation and classroom management skills in terms of participation, show that there is adequate training and teaching skills and balances of teacher-centered and student-centered learning on its courses in ELT in terms of experimentation, show to avoid overlapping information between different courses and are ready to teach ELT of the program in the university in terms of application, and show that participants are encouraged to reflect on their past experiences as a language learners and are encouraged to be a reflective teacher in their teaching process in terms of cooperation.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Regilito D. Laurel, Assistant Professor, PhD, English Department, Faculty of Education, University of Benghazi, Libya
    Dr. Regilito D. Laurel is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education, English Department University of Benghazi, Libya. He teaches Research Methodology, Basics of Curriculum and Syllabus Design, Introduction to Education, School Administration and Supervision and Campus Journalism. He finished his Bachelor of Arts (AB) major in English Literature (cum laude), his Master’s Degree in School Administration and Supervision (With Academic Distinction), and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Development Education in the Philippines. He used to be the English coordinator and school paper adviser in the Division of Caloocan in the Philippines. He taught English in the Philippines, China and Libya. Dr. Laurel has been awarded as Most Outstanding Teacher. A recognition conferred to him by the United Federation of Filipino-American Educators (UNIFFIED) in August 2019. At present, he is the Research coordinator of the English department, Faculty of Education, University of Benghazi and has been working as Volunteer Acting Principal of Philippine Centennial Academy International (PCAI) in Benghazi since 2011. Further, he is the secretary of the Overseas Filipino Workers Organization in Benghazi (OFWO-B). His research interests include continuing professional development, curriculum innovation, TESOL, ELT, Teaching Methodology, and Action Research on Education & ELT.
  • Annabelle C. Belting, Lecturer – English, PhD, Department Faculty of Education, University of Benghazi, Libya
    Dr. Annabelle C. Belting is an English language teacher and an international speaker and trainer having conducted seminars and workshops in countries where she taught. She is a certified accreditor in the Philippines, having been trained by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities – Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) to accredit student services and outreach community programs. Dr. Belting was also an internal quality assurance auditor and coordinator of the English language department at the Bahrain Training Institute in Bahrain. Dr. Belting finished her Bachelor in Secondary Education majoring in English in the Philippines, Post Graduate Diploma in Second Language Teaching and Master in Applied Linguistics in New Zealand under the New Zealand Official Development Assistance (NZODA) scholarship program and her Doctor of Philosophy in the Philippines. Dr. Belting taught English in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Bahrain, and Libya. Her research interests are mainly on language testing, teaching English as a foreign / second language, program and syllabus design, and professional development for English teachers. Throughout her teaching career, she headed various initiatives including English camps and immersions in Thailand and Philippines. She was also responsible in signing linkages related to English programs and projects. Dr. Belting is currently teaching at the Faculty of Education at the University of Benghazi, Libya handling EFL teaching and professional courses. She also gives trainings and workshops on quality assurance (QA) and is currently the QA coordinator of the English department at the Faculty of Education, University of Benghazi, Libya.
  • Ennaji Omran Almansouri, MA, Head – English Department, Faculty of Education, University of Benghazi, Libya
    Ennaji Omran Almansouri is an EFL lecturer at the Education Faculty, Benghazi University. He holds a BA in Translation and a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from the Faculty of Arts, University of Benghazi. He teaches the courses of translation, semantics and the skills of reading and writing. Currently, he holds the position of the English Department Head, prior to that, he was the Quality Assurance (QA) Coordinator at the Faculty (2013-2019). His research area of interest is the development of English teaching methods and strategies for Arab learners. He is interested in using translation (NOT Grammar-Translation Method) from native language into target language to improve writing skills and vice versa to improve reading skills.

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2021-09-23

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