ERIC Number: EJ1312413
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
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Pre-Service ELT Teachers' Prospective Needs and Desires for Their Pre-Service Teacher Education
International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, v8 n3 p1-12 Sep 2021
The purpose of the study is to explore the voices of pre-service ELT teachers on their prospective needs and desires for their pre-service teacher education curriculum. A qualitative research was conducted with freshman and sophomore students at an ELT Department in a Faculty of Education of a public university in Turkey. To reach an in-depth understanding of participants' knowledge, qualitative data were collected through 10 focus group discussions which 66 pre-service ELT teachers attended. Inductive analysis revealed that participants? prospective needs are categorized under two emerging themes: (a) instructional/practical and (b) attitudinal/behavioural development. In addition, the prospective desires of them are categorized under two emerging themes: (a) instructional/practical development and (b) content development. Finally, the participants emphasize reducing the number of theoretical courses from the program and increasing practical courses instead.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teacher Competencies, Teaching Skills, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Program Content
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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