ASSESSING THE PRACTICES OF EFL TEACHERS SUPERVISION: THE CASE OF KOREM AND BIRUH-TESFA SECONDARY SCHOOL

Abstract

Supervision is believed to be improving the quality of education at all level. To this end, this study was aiming at assessing the practice EFL teacher’s supervision in the case of Korem and Biruh Tesfa secondary school, Tigray regional state. To address the objective of this study, the research was used both primary and secondary source of data complemented of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Furthermore, this study used descriptive research design to assess the practice of EFL teachers supervision in the study area. For the sake of data collection, this paper used class room observation, Questionnaire, interview and focus group discussion to collect data from 35 participants whom they were EFL teachers, principals and head of wireda education office using available sampling techniques .This study come up with a finding that EFL teachers were not properly supervised due to lack of awareness and attitude of teachers towards the importance of supervision and supervisors were making classroom observation without having check list at hand . on the top of this , this paper conclude that supervision practice is not accomplished in line with the necessary assumptions of supervision practice . Finally this paper recommends, as EFL teachers supervision is essential for professional development , hence , the teachers should have was ingness to make EFL supervision for their profession development.