TY  - JOUR
TI  - Learning while teaching: Student teachers’ reflections on their teaching practicum
AB  - Teaching practicum of English language teachers has been the heart of many studies in the recent years. However,most of those studies focused on the graduates of teacher training programs. In Turkey, graduates of EnglishLanguage and Literature (ELL) departments are also qualified to be an English teacher as long as they have ateaching certificate awarded by a university after completing an intensive program called pedagogical formation.This study focused on the teacher candidates, who are graduates of ELL programs. More specifically, it aimed toinvestigate what those teacher candidates thought they learned through their intensive and short teaching practicumexperience and the challenges they have met. For this purpose, the study adopted qualitative research methodologyand 8 participants took part in the study. The data were collected via reflective journals and semi-structuredquestionnaires and were analyzed through thematic content analysis. Results indicated that student teachers’learning outcomes could be grouped under three themes such as pedagogical strategies, developing professionalidentity and developing positive feelings. The challenges could be grouped under four themes such as classroommanagement, time management, mixed-ability classes and difficulties in using technology. Based on the findings,some recommendations were offered.
AU  - KÖKSAL, Dinçay
AU  - Genç, Gülten
DO  - 10.17263/jlls.631531
PY  - 2019
JO  - Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
SN  - 1305-578X
SP  - 895
EP  - 913
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/317493
ER  -