Suggested Solutions to Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in Jordan Talal Abd Alhameed Alodwan

Abstract

English language teaching (ELT) has always been a subject of concern to educational policy makers in the world. Much research has been conducted discussing the various problems of Arab learners learning English as a foreign language. ( Wahba, 1998; Abbad, 1988 ; Abdul Haq, 1982).  The first explicit stated English language curriculum for public schools was drawn up by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in the early 1960’s. It outlined a rational for the teaching of English as a foreign language, stated the general and the specific aims for teaching it, described the pedagogical theory and practices by which those aims could be achieved and indicated ways for the evaluation of their achievement (MOE, 1990).

This study investigates a new paradigm of teaching and learning English as a foreign language to find a solution to the problem in Jordan by paying attention to the following points: