Research Article

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION

Number: 24 October 30, 2022
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PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION

Abstract

Awareness about possible contributions and drawbacks of English as a foreign language courses through distance and traditional face-to-face education may contribute to improving the efficiency of the process of teaching and learning a foreign language. The aim of this study is to investigate pre-service teachers’ views related to English as a foreign language courses through distance education compared to the traditional face-to-face education. The study intended to reveal the pros and cons of English as a foreign language courses not only through distance education but also face-to-face education and provide some suggestions to overcome possible problems encountered with the distant and/or face-to-face learning/teaching of English. Moreover, the study aimed to explore pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language and the impact of learning English through distance education compared to face-to-face education on their grades. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The participants were 91 pre-service teachers from different majors for the quantitative part of the present study while 14 pre-service teachers participated in the qualitative part. The findings highlight the importance of pre-service teachers’ views regarding learning English as a foreign language through distance education compared to the traditional face-to-face education considering the perceived strengths and weaknesses of each. Likewise, the study provided implications to improve their effectiveness in the process of learning English as a foreign language, which is considered one of the top priorities in the Turkish education system.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 30, 2022

Submission Date

August 22, 2022

Acceptance Date

October 12, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 24

APA
Doğan, F. Ş., & Çapan, S. A. (2022). PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 24, 282-296. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1165543
AMA
1.Doğan FŞ, Çapan SA. PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022;(24):282-296. doi:10.29029/busbed.1165543
Chicago
Doğan, Fatma Şeyma, and Seyit Ahmet Çapan. 2022. “PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 24: 282-96. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1165543.
EndNote
Doğan FŞ, Çapan SA (October 1, 2022) PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 24 282–296.
IEEE
[1]F. Ş. Doğan and S. A. Çapan, “PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION”, Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 24, pp. 282–296, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.29029/busbed.1165543.
ISNAD
Doğan, Fatma Şeyma - Çapan, Seyit Ahmet. “PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 24 (October 1, 2022): 282-296. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1165543.
JAMA
1.Doğan FŞ, Çapan SA. PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022;:282–296.
MLA
Doğan, Fatma Şeyma, and Seyit Ahmet Çapan. “PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 24, Oct. 2022, pp. 282-96, doi:10.29029/busbed.1165543.
Vancouver
1.Fatma Şeyma Doğan, Seyit Ahmet Çapan. PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ VIEWS ABOUT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022 Oct. 1;(24):282-96. doi:10.29029/busbed.1165543

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