Pre-service ELT teachers' prospective needs and desires for their pre-service teacher education

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Erkaya O. R., Ergünay O.

International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, cilt.8, sa.3, ss.1-12, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 3
• Basım Tarihi: 2021
• Doi Numarası: 10.33200/ijcer.909940
• Dergi Adı: International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Directory of Open Access Journals
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-12
• Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of the study is to explore the voices of pre-service ELT teachers on their prospective needs and desires for their pre-service teacher education curriculum. A qualitative research was conducted with freshman and sophomore students at an ELT Department in a Faculty of Education of a public university in Turkey. To reach an in-depth understanding of participants‟ knowledge, qualitative data were collected through 10 focus group discussions which 66 pre-service ELT teachers attended. Inductive analysis revealed that participants‟ prospective needs are categorized under two emerging themes: (a) instructional/practical and (b) attitudinal/behavioural development. In addition, the prospective desires of them are categorized under two emerging themes: (a) instructional/practical development and (b) content development. Finally, the participants emphasize reducing the number of theoretical courses from the program and increasing practical courses instead.