Meretguly Gurbanov
Head – Science (Research) Department and Senior Lecturer- Department of Theory and Practice of Translation, School of English Language and Literature, Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages,
Academic Advisor – “Gujurly bilim merkezi” Economic Society, Ashgabat, TURKMENISTAN
Research Fellow – Shinawatra University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
E-mail address: meretgurban@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This project directly addresses Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) – ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. This proposal is for a two-year-long in-service teacher-training program. The main purpose of this project is to advance the quality of English language instruction all around the country. Acknowledging the central role of teachers in achieving this goal, the program aims to equip them with the essential pedagogical and area-related knowledge, skills, and best practices to advance the effectiveness of English language learning among their students. This project is planned as an urgent requirement to address the specific needs of teachers. These needs will be identified through a comprehensive needs assessment conducted at the program’s beginning through online platforms to increase the number of participants and to save time. The results will help to create training content and delivery methods that are directly connected to the challenges and opportunities encountered by teachers in various parts of the country. The nature of the program promotes continuous professional development (CPD) throughout the teachers’ careers. While doing that, it also promotes a culture of lifelong learning, which aligns with the core principles of SDG4 and guarantees the long-term sustainability of the project’s influences. Through equipping teachers with the essential pedagogical tools and nurturing a culture of continuous learning, this project aims to achieve considerable developments in the quality of English language education (ELE). This will directly interpret to improved learning results for students, contributing to a more inclusive and equitable education system and ultimately supporting the broader goals of SDG4.
Keywords: English language education, in-service teacher-training program, continuous professional development, Quality education, SDG4.