Pre-Service EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of and Strategies in Dealing with Misbehavior

Öz

It is a fact that the role of classroom management is crucial in teaching English. Therefore, it is important to know the perceptions of teachers on student misbehavior and the strategies they develop to cope with them. This study aims to explore pre-service EFL teachers’ perceptions of and strategies in dealing with misbehavior. Participants consist of 20 students studying in the last year of a four year foreign language teacher education program in Turkey. In this qualitative study, the data were obtained from written responses to open-ended questions and follow-up interviews. The participants were asked questions to identify their perceptions of misbehavior, strategies they develop to deal with them and factors affecting the ways they deal with misbehavior. In this study, findings will be discussed in the light of related literature.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pre-service teachers, EFL, misbehavior, strategy, perception

Pre-Service EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of and Strategies in Dealing with Misbehavior

Öz

Sınıf yönetimi İngilizce öğretiminde önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu yüzden istenmeyen öğrenci davranışlarına yönelik öğretmenlerin algılarını ve bunlarla baş etmek için geliştirdikleri stratejileri bilmek önem taşır. Bu çalışma aday İngilizce öğretmenlerinin istenmeyen öğrenci davranışlarına yönelik algılarını ve bunlarla baş etmede kullandıkları stratejilerin neler olduğunu ortaya koymayı amaçlamıştır. Katılımcı grubu 20 İngilizce öğretmeni adayından oluşmaktadır. Bu nitel çalışmada veriler açık uçlu sorular ve birebir görüşmeler ile elde edilmiştir. Katılımcılara istenmeyen öğrenci davranışı üzerine kendi algılarının neler olduğu, bu davranışları ortadan kaldırmak için ne tür stratejiler geliştirdikleri ve onları bu stratejileri kullanmada etkileyen unsurların neler olduğu sorulmuştur. Bulgular ilgili literatür ışığında incelenmiş ve yorumlanmıştır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• aday öğretmenler, Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce, istenmeyen davranış, strateji, algı

Kaynakça

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