01618nam a22001937a 4500 20240301164345.0 240301b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0973-5208 Ghosh, Kabita Necessity for Teachers’ Professional Development : Vis-a-vis Learner Needs (Journal Article) Chennai : English Language Teachers' Association of India , 2023 24-33p. Journal of English Language Teaching , Volume 65 Number 5 : September - October 2023 ***______{For Hard Copy, Please visit Library.}________*** Abstract: The research paper aims to establish the necessity and importance of effective teacher training and teacher education programmes to boost teachers’ professional development. English language having attained the position of the Lingua Franca in India, has become a much-needed skill without which, attaining professional identity has become an impossible phenomenon for anyone today. Teachers must foster their skill sets and enhance their grasp of the content in order to enable their target learners to achieve their prospective English language needs. Through this research paper, the author aims to create awareness regarding the necessity of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) as an unavoidable necessity for teachers’ professional existence in today’s world. Professional Development | Teacher Education | Teacher Training | Learner Needs | Teachers’ Needs https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jelt/article/view/JELT650505 PER 0 0 0 0 RIEBPL RIEBPL 2024-03-01 0 2024-03-01 00:00:00 2024-03-01 PER 45460 45459