Discussion Committee:
Dr. Susanne Arafat
Dr. Fahmi Aboodi- External Examiner
Dr. Abdelrahim Barham
Dr. Fawaz Aqel
Abstract:
Teachers’ Evaluation of First Teachers' English for Palestine in the Northern Directorates of Palestine by Sa’eda Nadeem Masri Supervisor Dr. Susan Arafat The purpose of this study was to evaluate the first graders' new English textbook English for Palestine from teachers’ perspective in the Northern Districts of Palestine. An evaluation Scale was developed on the basis of language teaching and learning. The study aimed at answering the following question.
1-What are the degrees of evaluation of the Palestinian English textbook for the basic first grade in the Northern Governorate according to teachers' opinion?
2-Are there any significant differences at (α= 0.05) in the degree of evaluation of the Palestinian English textbook due to gender variable?
3-Are there any significant differences at (α= 0.05) in the degree of evaluation of Palestinian English textbook for the basic first grade in the Northern Governorates due to educational level variable?
4- Are there any significant differences at (α= 0.05) in the degree of evaluation of the Palestinian English textbook for the first grade in the Northern districts due to experience variable? A questionnaire was developed for the purpose of this study. It included fifty five items distributed on the five domains of the study; the questionnaire of the study was developed after consulting various questionnaires. The population of this study was all the teachers in the Northern Governorates who taught English for Palestine Grade:
1. The size of the proposed population was (356) teachers. The sample was chosen randomly and it consisted of (208) teachers. The questionnaire was distributed among teachers by the researcher herself and with assistance from other people.
Different statistical techniques were used to find out the results of the study.One finding of the study revealed that the score of evaluation first graders' English for Palestine from teachers’ point of view in the northern districts of Palestine was (75.8%). The findings of the five domain indicated that the physical appearance outlook of the textbook domain was (79.9%), level of education for the students domain was (79%), structures and, grammar domain was (74%), methods, aids (teacher book) domain was (73.2%), and book content domain (72.2%). It was also found that here were significant differences at (α= 0.05) in the degree of evaluation of the Palestinian English textbook for the basic fist grade gender variable in favor of males. There were also significant differences at (α= 0.05) in the degree of evaluation for the Palestinian English textbook for the first grade in Northern Governorates due to educational level in favour M.A. degree holders. In addition, there were significant differences at (α= 0.05) in the degree of evaluation of the Palestinian English textbook for the first grade in the Northern Governorates due to experience in favour of those who had less than five years of experience.
These findings were discussed and some recommendations were suggested; training programs for EFL teachers and workshops to concentrate on the new methods and aids. Teachers should keep focusing on modern and up to-date techniques. Other studies should be conducted to evaluate the upper grades and reward the superior teachers who perform very well in their work.