Prospective English Language Teachers' Perceptions of the Target Language and Culture in Relation to Their Socioeconomic Status

Autor/in	Arikan, Arda
Titel	Prospective English Language Teachers' Perceptions of the Target Language and Culture in Relation to Their Socioeconomic Status
Quelle	4 (2011) 3, S.232-242 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Language Teachers; Second Language Instruction; Preservice Teachers; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Cultural Awareness; Student Teacher Attitudes; Language Attitudes; Predictor Variables; Socioeconomic Status; Family Income; Fathers; Employment Experience; Parent Influence; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Sprachverhalten; Prädiktor; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Familieneinkommen; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Türkei
Abstract	Prospective foreign language teachers need to have an accurate knowledge and a positive perception of the target language and target culture so that they can help their students gain further insight on culture by and large. Hence, by means of a questionnaire, prospective English language teachers' (n = 412) perceptions of the target language and culture are sought to be answered in relation to their present knowledge of the target language and culture and their socioeconomic status. The results indicate that the participants see themselves knowledgeable in target language, but insufficient in target culture. Similarly, target culture is much less appreciated than the language. It is also shown that attitudes toward target language, knowledge of target culture, parental use of target language, family income, and father's job have significant influence on prospective teachers' perceptions. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10