Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Çukurova Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Yabancı Diller Eğitimi, Türkiye
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2020
Tezin Dili: İngilizce
Öğrenci: Damla Kaya
Danışman: Gülden İlin
Özet:
In this study, the concerns of pre-service and tertiary
level in-service language teachers regarding teaching are explored. The study was
carried out with 50 third-year pre-service English teachers from a state
university and 45 tertiary level in-service English teachers from both state
and foundation universities located in two cities in southern Turkey. The
participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire with numeric rating scale
allowing them to choose the extent of their concerns. In addition to the
questionnaire prepared by Yalçın Arslan (2014), semi-structured interviews were
conducted in order to shed some light on their views regarding the probable
causes of and solutions to these concerns. A mixed-methods research design was
employed in the study with the aim of exploring the areas pre-service and
in-service language teachers were concerned about and exploring their opinions regarding
the causes of these concerns. In addition, the study looks for the
participants’ views on how these concerns can be remedied or relieved. The
findings reveal that pre-service language teachers are generally more concerned
than in-service language teachers. The lack of experience causes the
pre-service language teachers to worry more than in-service language teacher
especially about surviving in the classroom. Although the areas the two groups
of participants are concerned about differ at some points, they are mostly
formed around similar issues such as lack of materials and equipment, conflicts
with management and limited flexibility in teaching. The study may have
implications regarding the improvement of teacher education programs and
professional development activities with reference to the participants’
concerns and their reflections on the causes and solutions.