Reality of Using Modern Teaching Methods in Teaching English Language among Teachers

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the reality of using modern teaching methods in teaching the English language by teachers and the differences according to the variables of gender, years of experience, and academic qualification. In this descriptive study, the study sample consisted of (239) male and female teachers selected from Mubarak Al-Kabeer region in the State of Kuwait. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The results showed that the reality of using modern teaching methods in teaching the English language among teachers came moderately. The direct, communicative, and audio-linguistic methods obtained the highest means in their use by teachers. It was also showed that there were statistically significant differences in the reality of using modern teaching methods in teaching the English language among teachers due to the variables of years of experience and in favor of the category of more than 10 years and academic qualification in favor of the postgraduate category. In addition, there were no statistically significant differences due to the gender variable. The study recommended the necessity of training and qualifying teachers on how to use modern teaching methods in teaching the English language in Kuwait.