Methods of Teaching English as a Foreign Language Followed in Hebron Preparatory Schools, Palestine

Abstract

Using methods to teach English in schools is inevitable, but every teacher has his own method that differs from others and helps him in teaching. In this research nine of the most important methods used by teachers were mentioned. The aim of this study is to identify the methods and techniques that English language teachers follow in teaching English as a foreign language in preparatory schools in Hebron. The researchers used the qualitative research through observation. The sample in this research was teachers in girls’ preparatory schools. The researchers chose two schools in Hebron and conducted observations on five teachers, and they attended two classes for each teacher of different grades from the seventh to the tenth grade. The results were as expected, each teacher followed a different method of teaching, using their own methods and using many techniques. The research results show how teachers used these methods. There were some techniques that most of the teachers used, which were the use of the boards, the use of technology, including LCD and Speaker, the use of Arabic language, but the percentages differed among the teachers. All the teachers were focused on the environment and were careful to make the class clean. Based on the results, the researchers offered some recommendations.