Blogging in a Teaching Skills Course for Pre-Service Teachers of English as a Second Language

Autor/in	Ozkan, Yonca
Titel	Blogging in a Teaching Skills Course for Pre-Service Teachers of English as a Second Language
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27 (2011) 4, S.655-670 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Teaching Skills; English (Second Language); Student Evaluation; Peer Evaluation; Preservice Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; Methods Courses; Computer Assisted Instruction; Student Attitudes; Instructional Effectiveness; Teacher Attitudes; Language Teachers; Second Language Instruction; Interviews; Content Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Web-Design; Elektronisches Publizieren; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Inhaltsanalyse; Türkei
Abstract	Few question the benefits technology provides for learners, teachers and administrators. Yet, few touch on what undesirable effects it may have on individuals' educational and social wellbeing. Based on this premise, this study aims to provide a fair picture of a group of English Language Teaching (ELT) students reflecting on their experience drawn from a blogging facility used as a platform for sharing and commenting on peer performance in classroom setting. The participants consisted of prospective teachers of English who were being educated at the ELT Department of University of Cukurova, and received a two-term (eight months) course of "Teaching Language Skills" in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 academic years. Following each course session, participants were invited to make comments on a blogging platform; at the end of each term, all expressed individual perceptions on this experience, both on the blog and in face to face interviews, some coming up with positive and some with negative views. The study may have significant implications for courses aiming to make use of this facility as part of the syllabus. (Contains 3 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
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Update	2017/4/10