What is the current state of professional development of teachers at the Foreign Language Department of the School of Arts and Sciences of the University of El Salvador
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2012-01-01
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This research project has as an aim, to know about the importance of the existence of Professional Development Programs (PDP) at the Foreign Language Department (FLD) of the School of Arts and Sciences of the University of El Salvador (UES) and to know if there was any, what kind of PDP the authorities of the UES implement and offer to the staff of teachers. Professional Development Programs are the bases for fostering performance to improve professional areas, at the present PDP has become a necessity not only for benefit teachers’ continuing education but also the quality of education they transmit to their students. Through the application of a questionnaire to the teachers of the FLD it was found that they agreed in the fact that they know about the existence of those programs and that the PDP implemented by the authorities of the UES are not enough. Besides they acknowledged that they do not offer facilities concerning to schedules and variety of studies. That is why it is important to take into account the real necessities people have. Furthermore, the implementation of PDP can lead to an organization to succeed or to fail according to the interest the authorities show about their employees’ performance and their improvement
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Enseñanza del inglés