Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 11. Number2 June 2020 Pp.18- 36
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol11no2.2
Feedback on the Classroom Performance of Pre-service English language Teachers in
Oman
Moza Abdullah Al-Malki
Rustaq College of Education, Oman
Katie Weir
School of education and professional studies
Griffith University, Australia
Wayne Usher
School of education and professional studies
Griffith Univeristy, Australia
Abstract:
The research reported here is part of a larger, doctoral study that aims at examining the process of assessing the classroom performance of pre-service English language teachers in three higher education institutions in Oman. This article reports on an investigation into the social practices associated with assessing the classroom performance of pre-service English language teachers at Sultan Qaboos Univeristy (SQU), Rustaq College of Education and Nizwa University. Specifically, this study aims at answering one research question: How do stakeholders understand and experience feedback when assessing pre-service teacher classroom performance? The research adopted a phenomenological approach for examining a total of 10 participants’ feedback experiences through semi-structured interviews and observations of the phenomenon in situ. The findings of this study revealed shared understandings about the purpose of feedback for improving pre-service teachers’ classroom performance. However, it was revealed that variations in feedback processes affected its efficacy in enhancing pre-service teachers’ classroom readiness. Pre-service teachers confirmed this finding and expressed their desire for greater agency and some consistency and uniformity in the type of feedback they receive during their school experience. The paper concludes by presenting recommendations that go to heighten the quality of the feedback process provided to pre-service English language teachers in Oman.
Keywords: classroom performance, feedback, pre-service English language teachers, Omani institutions
Cite as: Al-Malki, M. A., Weir, K. , & Usher, W. (2020). Feedback on the classroom performance of pre-service English language teachers in Oman. Arab World English Journal, 11 (2) 18- 36.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol11no2.2
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