The Effective Role Of English Language Supervisor At The Basic School Level

Abstract

This research is intended to investigate the role of supervision of the English language at the basic school level in the Sudan. The researcher set out by stating the problem, where she noticed- as a basic school teacher for more than sixteen years- the absence of the English language supervisor at the basic school level. Then she set the objectives of the survey as well as defining its significance. The research is targeting the English language supervisor and teachers. It is intended to show the role of the English language supervisors in the process of teaching and learning and help to develop the performance of students generation in English language at the basic level. Then in chapter two the researcher evaluate the previous studies in the field of educational supervision. Chapter three, deals with the population and sample, and how the researcher selected (50) English language teachers and (4) English language supervisors randomly. Also,in the gathering of data the researcher used the questionnaire. The researcher validated the questionnaire and distributed them among the subjects. In chapter four the researcher made the statistical calculations with thorough discussion of the data and tested the study hypotheses. In chapter five the researcher came out with the final results, some of them are: most of English language teachers hold negative attitudes toward the supervisors’ role. Most of the respondents (teachers) say that the supervisor support them improve their teaching performance by providing them with different teaching skills and training. The researcher recommends that:more efforts are needed for providing English language supervisors with sufficient training, so they can practice positive role.We have to increase the number of English language supervisors by providing them with access of materials and transport to enable them to do their job.