The needs of secondary school EFL teachers for an in-service teacher training program

This study was carried out to determine EFL teachers' needs for INSET programs. Specifically, this study intends to find out secondary school EFL teachers' needs for INSET programs concerning aspects of adaptation of teaching methods, emphasis on language skills, technology utilization, classroom environment, instructional practices and material development. Finally, the study aims to inquire whether there is a significant difference in secondary school EFL teachers' needs for INSET programs in respect of gender, working at state or private secondary school, age, years of experience and education level. The data in the present study were collected from 129 EFL teachers working in secondary schools in Diyarbakır. Both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies were used in the study. In this mixed research design, the data was collected through the English Teachers' Need Assessment Questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The collected quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and was supported by qualitative analysis of the semi-structured interviews through pattern coding.