Practicum Period of Turkish Pre-Service Teachers of English during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Tuncer H., Kızıldağ A.

First International Language-for-All Conference, Adana, Türkiye, 21 - 22 Ekim 2022, ss.61

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Adana
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.61
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The practicum is a fundamental period of teacher education; however, the coronavirus pandemic put this period and all those educational contexts at stake. The theoretical courses were somewhat handled remotely via Zoom, Google Meet and such platforms regularly; yet, how the practicum would be implemented was a challenging issue to solve. Within this context, the current study aimed at scrutinizing the practicum period of Turkish pre-service teachers of English during the pandemic. Therefore, in this presentation, the main research question addressed is “what is the nature of studies conducted about Turkish pre-service EFL teachers’ practicum period during the Covid-19 pandemic concerning their characteristics, methodologies and contributions to the field?”. In order to answer the research question, scoping review methodology was chosen. Accordingly, seven studies conducted in Türkiye focusing on the practicum period during the pandemic were collected and analyzed as to their bibliographic features, methodological orientations, foci and context. The findings demonstrated both positive/beneficial and negative/challenging aspects of the pandemic period for the English language teacher education context of Türkiye. The results reported are thought to present a wider perspective for English language teaching and teacher education settings during both such emergencies and transition from existing to ‘new normal’.