Exploring Criteria for Evaluating In-Service English Language Teachers’ Performance

• Autores: Azadeh Hassani, Zari Saeedi
• Localización: Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, ISSN 1657-0790, ISSN-e 2256-5760, Vol. 25, Nº. 2, 2023, págs. 165-181
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This case study explored the evaluation criteria applied by six supervisors of a private language institute (three men and three women) through individual in-depth interviews in an English-as-a-foreign-language context. The researchers also collected data from supervisors’ observation checklists and written feedback. A thematic analysis resulted in five main themes and two sub-themes. Therefore, a tentative framework was developed, encompassing five criteria: English and Content Knowledge, Teaching Skills, Personal Traits, Fulfilling Workplace Expectations, and Parents’/Learners’/Peers’ Feedback. The proposed framework can help increase language supervisors’ teacher evaluation literacy.