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Abstract

A comparative analysis of pre-service teaching of English policies and practices of the Philippines and Taiwan is the focus of this study. The data used were based on policies and practices on pre-service teaching program and national reports which were verified by relevant professional experts and interviews of the pre-service teacher mentors, pre-service teachers and school administrators by the two countries. Results showed that there are significant similarities and parallelism in the pre-service teaching of English in the two countries in terms of field study, mentors in the teaching of English, duration of pre-service teaching, the nature of pre-service teaching experience, forms of assessment and pre-service teaching innovations despite the differing socio-cultural systems of the two countries; the Philippines and Taiwan.

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