A Comprehensive Evaluation of Practicum Experience: From the View Preservice EFL Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Kosar, Gülten; Bedir, Hasan
Titel	A Comprehensive Evaluation of Practicum Experience: From the View Preservice EFL Teachers
Quelle	In: International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 6 (2019) 4, S.1001-1016 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kosar, Gülten) ORCID (Bedir, Hasan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-225X
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Language Teachers; Case Studies; Practicums; Preservice Teacher Education; Diaries; Student Attitudes; Educational Change; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Diary; Tagebuch; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsreform; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Practicum is regarded to be a pivotal component of initial teacher education programs and such a considerable significance taken on by practicum necessitates more research regardless of the abundance of research on it. This case study explores a) how eight preservice EFL teachers (PEFLTs) evaluated the overall effectiveness of the practicum they took in the last term of the English language teacher education program they were enrolled in, b) the impact of keeping diaries and filling out self-evaluation forms on their professional learning, c) to what extent the courses offered at the program supported them in real teaching, and d) what they would change in the structure of practicum if they had the chance to do so. The results yielded by the inductive analysis of the data drawn from focus group interviews, the data from diaries and self-evaluation forms showed that PEFLTs deemed practicum experience crucial for both their professional learning and putting subject knowledge into practice while stating a set of negative experiences they had in practicum. The findings also reported that reflecting on practicum experiences helped them enhance their professional learning. Besides, the courses taken at university were not recognized as adequate to prepare PEFLTs for real teaching. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01