Every Challenge Is An Opportunity To Learn: Student-Teachers’ Learning Experiences
Öz
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.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Türk Halk Bilimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Besime Erkmen
Bu kişi benim
Yayımlanma Tarihi
20 Eylül 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
10 Ekim 2018
Kabul Tarihi
10 Mart 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 25 Sayı: 97