The Intended Objective of the EFL Teacher Education Curriculum in Iran: A Case Study of Flipped Instruction Literacy

Abstract

Flipped instruction is an innovative approach to teaching different subjects including English as a foreign language that has been welcomed by many teachers, institutions and material developed around the world. Due to the educational crisis in the world imposed by COVID-19 pandemic, this method of instruction has been at the cannon of educators’ attention even more than before. It is undeniable that there have been a plethora of research on the positive effects of flipped instruction in education. However, this research was inspired by a question that has been left unanswered in previous studies. That is, considering the fact that flipped instruction is a useful method, to what extent teachers are ready or have been familiarized with this method of instruction. This study was a preliminary study to answer this question and in order to do so, the researcher focused on the intended curriculum of educational technology courses in Farhangian University which is mainly responsible for preparing future EFL teachers. The results showed that there are only three units of educational technology courses. Moreover, the courses did not cover the related concepts of flipped instruction.