Assessing the Attitudes of Pre-Service English Teachers towards the Use of the Internet

Volume: 10 Number: 3 August 1, 2009
  • Gülşah Külekçi
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Assessing the Attitudes of Pre-Service English Teachers towards the Use of the Internet

Abstract

In the effective implementation of the Internet in the language classroom, it is important that language teachers and preservice teachers have positive attitudes towards using the Internet in teaching English as a foreign language EFL . This study reveals pre-service English teachers’ use and needs of the Internet. 195 third and fourth year students from DEU Buca the Faculty of Education, Department of English Language and Teaching constitute the sample of the study. The instrument used to accomplish the research purposes is Pre-service Teachers’ Attitudes towards the use of and needs for Internet Applications in English Language Teaching survey questionnaire. The results indicate that most of the pre-service teachers are eager to use Internet applications and they mostly have good opinions about using it. The study also points out that pre-service teachers have some concerns about using the Internet. They also need training in using Internet applications for EFL teaching

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Gülşah Külekçi This is me

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August 1, 2009

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Year 2009 Volume: 10 Number: 3

APA
Külekçi, G. (2009). Assessing the Attitudes of Pre-Service English Teachers towards the Use of the Internet. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 10(3), 153-160. https://izlik.org/JA42TU43HJ