Identifying the Perceptions of Prospective English Language Teachers on Characteristics of Effective Teachers: Who is the Ideal Teacher?

Gülşah KÜLEKÇİ (English Language Teaching Department, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey,)
Novitas-Royal
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Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 1 - 15 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 08-05-2019

Identifying the Perceptions of Prospective English Language Teachers on Characteristics of Effective Teachers: Who is the Ideal Teacher?

Öz:
This paper reports on a study of prospective English language teachers’ perceptions concerning teaching behaviors and attitudes that contribute to effective foreign language teaching and learning. It was designed to identify teacher effectiveness factors according to the perceptions of prospective English language teachers at a university in İzmir, Turkey in the 2016-2017 academic terms. In this descriptive study, the data were collected by means of a questionnaire to which 165 male and female prospective English language teachers responded. Based on current research on foreign language teaching, various teaching behaviors and attitudes of effective foreign language teachers were identified for inclusion on the questionnaire. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight prospective teachers to find out what they think or how they feel specifically about the items which were marked as the least important by them. The results indicate an emerging professional consensus regarding a number of teacher behaviors and attitudes related to foreign language teaching. Various characteristics associated with ELT were identified, such as giving examples related with the real life situations, being prepared for the lesson and developing themselves continually. The more we know about ELT characteristics, the more likely we are to develop language teacher preparation models that incorporate aspects of relevant language teaching.
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İngilizce Öğretmen Adaylarının Etkili Öğretmen Nitelikleri ile İlgili Algılarının Belirlenmesi: İdeal Öğretmen Kimdir?

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Bu çalışmanın amacı etkili yabancı dil öğretme ve öğrenmeye katkısı olan öğretmen davranış ve tutumlarının, İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının algıları açısından incelenmesidir. 2016-2017 öğretim yılında Türkiye’de İzmir’de bir üniversitede yapılan çalışma, İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının etkili öğretmen nitelikleri ile ilgili algılarını ölçmek için planlanmıştır. Bu betimsel çalışmada 165 İngilizce öğretmen adayına içerisinde farklı etkili öğretmen niteliklerinin yer aldığı Likert tipi bir anket uygulanmıştır. Daha sonra, ortaya çıkan bulguları desteklemek amacıyla çalışmaya nitel bir bölüm eklenmiş ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmelerle üç İngilizce öğretmen adayına ankette en düşük puan alan etkili öğretmen nitelikleri ile ilgili görüşleri sorulmuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlar yabancı dil öğretmenlerinin sahip olması gereken etkili öğretmen niteliklerinin alandaki diğer çalışmalarla birçok açıdan benzerlikler ve bazı açılardan farklılar gösterdiğini ortaya çıkarmıştır.
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