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Her Zorluk Öğrenme Fırsatıdır: Öğrenci Öğretmenlerinin Öğrenme Deneyimleri

Year 2019, Volume: 25 Issue: 97, 294 - 308, 20.09.2019
https://doi.org/10.22559/folklor.944

Abstract

Eğitim fakültelerinde genellikle dördüncü yılda verilen Okul Deneyimi ve Öğretmenlik Uygulaması dersleri
öğretmen adaylarının tecrübeli öğretemenleri gözlemleme olanağını sağlaması yanısıra, gerçek sınıf
ortamında deneyim kazanmasını da sağlamaktadır. Bu süreç öğretmen adaylarına öğretmenlik mesleğine
başlayıp başlamama konusunda da yardımcı olmaktadır. Bu kapsamda bu dersler öğretmen adaylarının
öğretmenlik mesleğine başlamadan önce, okulu, öğrencileri, işlenen dersleri ve öğretmenleri tanımalarında
önemli bir yeri vardır. Çalışmalar da göstermektedir ki bu süreç, öğretmen adayının gelişimine katkı
koymaktadır. Bu düşünce ile, bu çalışma, İngilizce Öğretmenliği programında Çocuklara Yabancı Dil Öğretimi dersi alan üçüncü sınıf öğretmen adaylarının gönüllü olarak okul öncesi ve ilkokullardaki gözlem
ve deneyimlerini araştırmaktadır. Çalışmada özellikle öğretmen adaylarının karşılaştıkları zorluklar ve bu
zorluklara çözüm önerileri üzerinde duruldu. Araştırmanın örneklemi 24 öğretmen adayından oluşmaktadır.
Araştırma verilerinin toplanması amacıyla öğretmen adayları altı hafta boyunca yansıtıcı günlükler
tutulmuştur. Bunlara ek, dönem sonunda öğertmen adaylarına açık uçlu anket soruları verilmiştir. Toplanan
veriler içerik analiz yöntemiyle analiz edilmiş ve temalar altında incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre
öğretmen adayları Çocuklara Yabancı Dil Öğretimi dersi kapsamı altında yapılan bu uygulamaya karşı
olumlu bir bakış açısına sahip oldukları görülmüştür.Öğretmen adaylarının başlıca karşılaştıkları sorunlar
sınıf yönetimi ile ilgili sorunlar olmuştur. Bunlar, çocukların ilgilerini derse toplama ve ders esnasında
yaptıkları ses veya gürültü olmuştur. Her öğretmen adayımetodoloji ve sınıf yöntemi derslerinde gördükleri
yöntemlerden faydalarak karşılaştıkları sorunlarla başaçıkmayı başarmışlardır. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmada yer
alan öğretmenler teoriyi pratiğe döküp içselleştirebilmişlerdir. Bunlara ek olarak, kendi yöntemlerini
geliştirerek sorunları başarıyla çözebilmişlerdir. Sonuç olarak, çalışma gerçek sınıflardaki öğretim
deneyiminin önemini ve bu deneyimlerin öğretmen adaylarının mesleki öğrenimlerine nasıl katkıda
bulunduğunu vurgulamaktadır.

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Every Challenge Is An Opportunity To Learn: Student-Teachers’ Learning Experiences

Year 2019, Volume: 25 Issue: 97, 294 - 308, 20.09.2019
https://doi.org/10.22559/folklor.944

Abstract

Field experience or practicum is an important milestone in the lives of prospective teachers. During this time,
they will decide whether they want to embark on the teaching journey or never start the journey. The present
study explored third year TEFL student teachers’ experiences of teaching young learners for the first time.
In particular, the focus was on the challenges they faced and the solutions they found to their own challenges.
In order to identify student teachers’ problems and their solutions, they were asked to keep reflective journals
for six weeks while doing their voluntary teaching at their placement schools. The findings indicated that
student teachers’ experiences in young learners’ classes were generally positive and the experience was found
to be fruitful. Moreover, the main problems faced by student teachers were related with classroom
management; namely, getting students' attention and the level of noise during the lesson. The study
highlighted the importance of teaching experience in real classrooms, and how such experiences contributed
to student teachers’ professional learning. 

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  • Cameron, L. (2003). Challenges for ELT from the expansion in teaching children. ELT Journal, 57(2), 105-112.
  • Carless, D. (2004). Issues in teachers’ reinterpretation of a task-based innovation in primary schools. TESOL Quarterly, 38, 639–662.
  • Copland, F., & Garton, S. (2014). Key themes and future directions in teaching English to young learners: Introduction to the special issue. ELT Journal, 68(3), 223-230.
  • Çakır, A., & Güngör, M.N. (2017). Pre-service teachers‟ evaluations of practices in teaching English to young learners in terms of 21st century teacher qualifications. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 13(1), 244-259.
  • Da Silva, M. (2005). Constructing the teaching process from inside out. How student teacher teachers make sense of their perceptions of the teaching of the four skills. TESL-EJ, 9(2), 1-9.
  • Ekşi, Y, G.,& Aşık, A. (2015). Enriching microteaching in teaching English to young learners: an action research. International Online Journal of Education and Teaching (IOJET), 2(1), 26-41.
  • Eröz-Tuğa, B. (2013). Reflective feedback sessions using video recordings. ELT Journal, Volume 67, 175–183.
  • Harrison, J., & Lakin, J. (2018). Student teacher teachers' implicit and explicit beliefs about English language learners: An implicit association test study. Teaching and Teacher Education, 72, 54-63.
  • Johnson, B, R. (1997). Examining the validity structure of qualitative research. Education, 118(2), 282–292.
  • Mattheoudakis, M. (2007). Tracking changes in student teacher EFL teacher beliefs in Greece: A longitudinal study. Teaching and Teacher Education, 23(8), 1272-1288.
  • Merç, A,.& Subaşı, A. (2015).Classroom management problems and coping strategies of Turkish student EFL teachers, Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 6(1).
  • Ng, W, Nicholas, H & Williams, A. (2010). School experience influences on student teacher teachers' evolving beliefs about effective teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 26(2), 278-289.
  • Nunan, D. & Bailey, K.M. (2009). Exploring second language classroom research: A comprehensive guide. Boston. Heinle Cengage Learning.
  • Rixon, S. (2013). British Council Survey of Policy and Practice in Primary English Language Teaching Worldwide, London: British Council.
  • Seferoğlu, G. (2006). Teacher candidates‟ reflections on some components of a student teacher English teacher education program in Turkey. Journal of Education for Teaching, 32(4), 369–378.
  • Shin, J. K., & Crandall, J. (2014). Teaching Young Learners English. Heinle CENGAGE learning. Smith, K., & Hodson, E. (2010). Theorising practice in initial teacher education. Journal of Education for Teaching, 36(3), 259–75.
  • Smith, K & Lev‐ Ari, L. (2005). The place of the practicum in pre‐ service teacher education: the voice of the students, Asia‐ Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 33(3), 289-302.
  • Stoughton, E. H. (2007). ‘How will I get them to behave?’: Pre-service teachers reflect on classroom management. Teaching and Teacher Education, 23, 1024-1037.
  • Tillema, H. H. (2000). Belief change towards self-directed learning in student teachers: immersion in practice or refection on action. Teaching and Teacher Education, 16(5), 575-591.
  • Tsui, A. B. M. (2009). Distinctive qualities of expert teachers. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 15(4), 421e439.
  • Yuan, R, & Lee, I. (2014). Student teacher teachers' changing beliefs in the teaching practicum: Three cases in an EFL context. System, 44, 1-12
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Primary Language English
Subjects Turkish Folklore
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Besime Erkmen This is me

Publication Date September 20, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019 Volume: 25 Issue: 97

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APA Erkmen, B. (2019). Every Challenge Is An Opportunity To Learn: Student-Teachers’ Learning Experiences. Folklor/Edebiyat, 25(97), 294-308. https://doi.org/10.22559/folklor.944

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Folklore:
Prof.Dr. Hande Birkalan-Gedik
(Frankfurt University- birkalan-gedik@em.uni.frankfurt.de)
Prof. Dr. Arzu Öztürkmen
(Bosphorus University- ozturkme@boun.edu.tr)
Edebiyat-Literature
Prof. Dr. G. Gonca Gökalp Alpaslan (Hacettepe University - ggonca@
hacettepe.edu.tr)
Prof. Dr. Ramazan Korkmaz
(President, Caucasus University Association- r_korkmaz@hotmail.com)
Antropoloji-Anthropology
Prof. Dr. Akile Gürsoy
(Beykent University - gursoyakile@gmail.com)
Prof.Dr. Serpil Aygün Cengiz
(Ankara University - serpilayguncengiz@gmail.com)
Dil-Dilbilim/Linguistics
Prof.Dr. Aysu Erden
(Maltepe University - aysuerden777@gmail.com)
Prof. Dr. V. Doğan Günay
(Dokuz Eylul University- dogan.gunay@deu.edu.tr)