Prospective English Language Teachers' Attitudes to Teaching as A Career in Turkey: A Critical Analysis of Findings

Abstract

Career   choice   factors   refer   to   those   characteristics   people   look   for   in   a   job.   While   assumptions  existabout  how  to  make  the  teaching  profession  more  attractive  to  the  individuals,  knowledge  about  the  factors  that  might  encourage  students  interested  in  these  fields  to  consider  teaching  as  a  career  is  limited.   Individuals’   decision   to   go   into   teaching   or   not   is   believed   to   be   influenced   by   what   they  value   in   a   job   and   their   perceptions   of   teaching.   If   we   are   able   to   identify   those   factors   which  individuals  consider  important  in  their  choice  of  career,  and  highlight  the  factors  in  teaching  which  match   these,   then   we   might   hope   to   persuade   better   qualified   students   to   consider   teaching.   This  study  explored  first  –year  pre-­‐‑service  English  language  teachers’  views  of  teaching  as  a  career  choice.  They  were  asked  to  rate  the  importance  of  factors  in  influencing  their  choice  of  career,  and  then  the  extent  to  which  they  thought  teaching  as  a  career  offers  these  factors,  using  a  questionnaire  survey.

Keywords

• English  language  teachers,  teaching  profession,  perceptions,  career  choice

İngilizce Öğretmen Adaylarının Türkiye’de Öğretmenlik Mesleğini Kariyer Olarak Nasıl Algıladıkları Gerçeği: Bulguların Analizi

Abstract

Kariyer seçiminde etkili olan faktörler, bireylerin meslek seçiminde dikkat ettikleri niteliklere karşılık gelmektedir. Öğretmenlik mesleğini bireylere nasıl daha cazip hale getirebiliriz sorusuna cevap ararken, diğer yandan öğrencilerin öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelmelerinde hangi faktörlerin etkili olduğuna dair literatürdeki bilgi sınırlıdır. Bireylerin öğretmenlik mesleğini seçip seçmeme kararlarını; öğretmenlik mesleği ile ilgili algılarının ve bir meslekte neye değer verdiklerinin belirlediği düşünülmektedir. Eğer bunları belirleyebilirsek, yüksek donanıma sahip öğrencilerin öğretmenlik mesleğini seçmelerini daha kolay sağlayabiliriz. Bu çalışma, 1. sınıf İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğini kariyer olarak nasıl algıladıklarını ve nasıl bir bakış açısına sahip olduklarını araştırmaktadır. Öğrencilere üç bölümden oluşan likert tipi bir anket uygulanmıştır. Birinci bölüm kişisel bilgi formundan oluşmaktadır. 20 maddelik ikinci bölümde öğrencilerden kariyer seçiminde etkili olan faktörleri önem sırasına göre derecelendirmeleri; 10 maddelik üçüncü bölümde ise öğretmenlik mesleğinin, derecelendirdikleri bu faktörlerin ne kadarını karşıladığını düşündüklerini belirtmeleriistenmiş ve sonuçlar değerlendirilmiştir.

Keywords

• İngilizce öğretmen adayları, öğretmenlik mesleği, algılar, kariyer seçimi

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