Reports on a survey of secondary school English teachers and English methods professors that was conducted to determine what they considered the actual content of English methods courses was and what they felt ideally should be included in the courses. (HOD)

College instructors (N=24) responded to a questionnaire on educational measurement instruction provided to students in preservice teacher education programs. Roughly half the students received measurement and evaluation as separate courses; the rest received them as part of another course. Many students are inadequately prepared for classroom…

Specific areas in foreign language teacher training programs are defined as problem areas: the teaching of culture, activities to promote the study of foreign languages, and language testing. It is stated that foreign language teachers should have competence in (1) content area, (2) the learning-teaching process, and (3) the relationship of…

FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE ENGLISH TEACHER PREPARATION STUDY (ETPS), 17 ENGLISH EDUCATION SPECIALISTS IDENTIFIED TWO MAJOR CONCERNS REGARDING METHODS COURSES--(1) THE CONTENT PRESENTED AND (2) THE BACKGROUND AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. SPECIFICALLY, THE CONTENT OF METHODS COURSES MIGHT INCLUDE--(1) ENGLISH…