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Publication Date: 2017
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Evolvement of Pre-Service Language Teachers' Beliefs through Teacher Education
Kavanoz, Suzan; Yüksel, Hatice Gülru; Varol, Burcu
International Journal of Progressive Education, v13 n1 p119-135 2017
In language teacher education, beliefs of language teachers about language learning and teaching have a powerful effect on the way they teach. Therefore, the quality of teacher education programs should be considered as an influential variable that might cause changes in pre-service language teachers' beliefs. The main purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify the beliefs future English language teachers hold toward learning and teaching, and the impact of the courses given in the program on altering their beliefs about learning and teaching a foreign language. The data gathered from twenty-three first year and twenty-one final year language teacher candidates through an open-ended questionnaire form were analyzed using content analysis. The results revealed that the program created an increase in their awareness and an improvement in their understanding of the processes inherent in foreign language teaching and learning.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes, Student Development, Phenomenology, English (Second Language), English Teachers, Questionnaires, Teacher Education Programs, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Freshmen, College Seniors, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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