Investigating the Challenges in Implementing Competency-Based Approach as a Framework for In-service EFL Teachers’ Training

This paper deals primarily with the challenges in implementing competency-based approach in in-service EFL teachers' training. It is an attempt to identify how these challenges may hinder the teaching and learning processes, to a great extent. The research was conducted via questionnaires to collect EFL teacher trainers' views and opinions regarding the new education reform implications and challenges. Therefore, the results revealed that ignoring teachers' standpoints in any education reform, EFL teachers and teacher trainer's lack of training as well as inadequacy of teaching aids contribute, to a great extent, to the deficiency of competency-based approach.