Dimensions of Teacher Development is a course beyond methodology, and it covers the key concepts of English language teaching as a professional and various dynamics of teacher development. It addresses the fundamentals of teacher development such as beliefs, maxims, and identities. The course also discusses the second language teacher education and makes an attempt to empower the students to operationalize various teacher learning models and approaches. It also enables them to design and deliver training sessions. Thus, the course aims at producing professionally competent English language teachers and trainers.

 General Objectives

The general objectives of this course are as follows:

·         To make students familiar with the basic concepts of English teaching and teacher development;

·         To acquaint them with the fundamentals of teacher development;

·         To help the students link various learning theories with ELT teaching situations;

·         To provide students with the concept and skill in using the various teacher learning models and teachers’ roles;

·         To enable the students design and deliver training sessions.