A Qualitative Investigation of Pre-Service English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher Opinions

Authors

Leyla Tercanlioglu, Hittite UniversityFollow

Abstract

Pre-service English teacher education students’ perceptions of their education experience provide greater insight into developing an effective teaching strategy in English teacher education. The objectives for the study were: (1) to identify issues of interest or concern to the department and (2) to determine satisfaction levels concerning departmental issues. Data were drawn from focus group interviews involving 5 student- teachers in each of 5 groups. The findings showed that the English teacher education department students thought that the department was not fulfilling many of its purposes, although there were some strengths. Identifying what students think can help to open English teacher educators’ eyes and minds to the realities of the English teacher education both locally and globally.

Keywords

Pre-service English Teacher Education, Student-Teachers, Perceptions, Qualitative Research, and Institutional Evaluation

Publication Date

3-1-2008

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2008.1610

Recommended APA Citation

Tercanlioglu, L. (2008). A Qualitative Investigation of Pre-Service English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher Opinions. The Qualitative Report, 13(1), 137-150. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2008.1610