Continuing Professional Development for Foreign Language Teachers – Present Situation, Needs and Perspectives in the Educational System of Montenegro

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper was to explore the area of continuing professional development for foreign language teachers, with a particular focus on the educational system in Montenegro. We briefly discussed the reasons for this kind of teacher education, and then we put a particular stress on research. The target group for the survey were in-service foreign language teachers, teaching in Montenegrin primary, elementary, secondary and high schools. The survey aimed not only to show the present situation in the area of continuing professional development for foreign language teachers in Montenegro, but also to help us identify the needs and give a possible projection of perspectives in the Montenegrin educational system, when foreign language teacher education is concerned.