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DOI DOI: 10.33200/ijcer.909940

Pre-service ELT Teachers’ Prospective Needs and Desires for their Pre-service Teacher Education

Odiléa ROCHA-ERKAYA, Onur ERGÜNAY

Abstract

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. 

How to Cite

ROCHA-ERKAYA, O., & ERGÜNAY, O. (2022). Pre-service ELT Teachers’ Prospective Needs and Desires for their Pre-service Teacher Education. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 8(3), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.909940
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Author Biographies

Odiléa ROCHA-ERKAYA

Odiléa ROCHA-ERKAYA
ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
0000-0003-2086-1863
Türkiye

Onur ERGÜNAY

The research was not funded by any public or commercial sector. Some initial findings were orally presented at Global Conference on Education and Research 2018, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. ii Corresponding Author: Dr. Onur Ergünay, oergunay@gmail.com

Onur ERGÜNAY
Eskisehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi
0000-0002-1688-0458
Türkiye

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