Instructional Materials Commonly Employed by Foreign Language Teachers at Elementary Schools

Autor/in	Çakir, Ismail
Titel	Instructional Materials Commonly Employed by Foreign Language Teachers at Elementary Schools
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 8 (2015) 1, S.69-82 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Instructional Materials; Elementary School Teachers; Teaching Methods; Preservice Teachers; Observation; Semi Structured Interviews; Questionnaires; Decision Making; Barriers; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Language Teachers; Textbooks; Printed Materials; Workbooks; Chalkboards; Visual Aids; Audio Equipment; Video Technology; Music; Teacher Attitudes; Internet; Technology Uses in Education; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Beobachtung; Fragebogen; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Arbeitsbuch; Chalkboard; Wandtafel; Anschauungsmaterial; Audio-CD; Musik; Lehrerverhalten; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Türkei
Abstract	This study aimed to determine the teachers' choices of instructional materials in teaching English at elementary schools. The reasons behind preferring or not preferring some certain instructional materials specified within the research were analysed. To this end, during the course of School Experience, 68 prospective English teachers observed 38 teachers of English working at 14 elementary schools on a weekly basis, and they completed a questionnaire. A semi-structured interview was also conducted with five randomly selected teachers to identify their reasons for choosing certain instructional materials. The descriptive results revealed that most of the teachers were reluctant to use many of the highly beneficial materials due to reasons including overcrowded classes, limited technological knowledge, lack of time for preparation, curricular time constraints, heavy work load, burnout etc. The study suggests that apart from course-books teachers should be encouraged to use other instructional materials to motivate learners and offer an interactive foreign language teaching atmosphere. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: http://www.iejee.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01