Mohammad Jahangir Khan

Bio: Mohammad Jahangir Khan is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Professional development & Professional studies. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1 citations.

Exploring English-language teachers’ professional development in developing countries: cases from Syria and Pakistan

Abstract: This paper attempts to present the findings of a study carried out in Pakistan that explored English-language teachers’ professional development in developing countries. The main guiding question for the study was: How do English-language teachers at secondary schools learn to teach and develop professionally in Syria and Pakistan? Two cases were taken for the study; one from Syria and one from Pakistan. A blend of self-study research and case-study method was used to explore the professional development of the two teachers. Four major findings were drawn by doing a cross-case analysis. The findings show that these teachers were self-directed learners, they learned from various in-service experiences, from an enabling environment and opportunities in school and by getting support from home. These findings have two thought-provoking implications for school and for teacher education in developing countries where professional development is not well structured. First, that schools should think carefully of d...