Pre-service English Teachers’ Perceptions of Computer Assisted Language Learning

Abstract

Recently, classrooms have been equipped with highly developed technological tools; however, the training of teachers, who have the main role in teaching process, on Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is ignored dramatically. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perspectives of pre-service teachers of English towards CALL after taking 14-week long CALL course. The participants of the study were 69 pre-service teachers of English, whose age ranged from 21 to 28. As a result, it was found that the participants were anxious before the course; however, this anxiety changed at the end of the course and they felt more confident about CALL tools. Moreover, the semester of the course was considered very late and the participants believed that this course should have been offered at early grades of the undergraduate program. Finally, it is recommended that CALL course should be integrated into the teacher training programs in early grades if the future teachers are expected to teach 21^st century students.

Perceptions of Pre-service English Teachers Towards Computer Assisted Language Learning Course

Öz

Son yıllarda gelişen teknolojilere paralel olarak yabancı dil sınıfları teknolojik cihazlarla donatılmaktadır. Ancak çoğu zaman öğretimde asıl rolü üstlenen İngilizce öğretmenlerinin ve öğretmen adaylarının Bilgisayar Destekli Dil Öğretimi (BDDÖ) konusunda donanımları ihmal edilmektedir.  Bu kapsamda yürütülen bu nitel çalışma ile İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının 14 haftalık BDDÖ dersi öncesindeki ve sonrasındaki dersle ilgili görüşlerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışmaya, Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Yabancı Diller Eğitimi Bölümünde son sınıfta öğrenim gören  yaşları 21 ile 28 arasında değişen 69 İngilizce öğretmen adayı katılmıştır. Çalışmanın verilerini, öğrencilerin dönem başında ve dönem sonunda yazdıkları blog kayıtları oluşturmaktadır. Toplanan veriler içerik çözümlemesi yöntemiyle çözümlenmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda, öğretmen adaylarının dersin başında dersin içeriğinden çekindikleri; ancak dersin sonuna doğru bu çekingenliklerinin ortadan kaybolup teknoloji konusunda kendilerine daha çok güvendikleri bulunmuştur. Buna ek olarak, dersin son sınıfta bahar döneminde verilmesini eleştirerek dersin programda daha önceki yıllarda yer alması gerektiğini vurgulamışlardır. Bu sonuçlara dayanarak öğretmenlerin 21. yüzyıl öğrencilerini yetiştirmeleri beklentisine karşılık BDDÖ dersinin Yabancı Dil Eğitimi Bölümlerinde zorunlu ders statüsü kazanması ve daha erken sınıflarda verilmesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yabancı Dil olarak İngilizce,İngilizce Öğretmen Adayları,Bilgisayar Destekli Dil Öğretimi

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