İngilizce Öğretmenlerinin Mesleki Gelişim Faaliyeti Olarak Mentörlük: Bir Üniversite Hazırlık Programı Örneği / Mentoring as a Professional Development Activity for EFL Teachers: A Case of a Tertiary Level English Preparatory Program

Öz

Mentörlük uygulaması öğretmenlerin mesleki gelişimi için yaygın olarak kullanılan daha deneyimli ve bilgili bir kişinin daha az tecrübeli ve bilgili meslektaşına mesleki anlamda gelişimine yardımcı olmak amacıyla destek sağlaması sürecidir. Bu çalışma kapsamında Gaziantep Üniversitesi Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulunda görevli 50 İngilizce okutmanı 4-5 kişilik gruplar halinde bir mentör eşliğinde belirli gündemlerle grup toplantıları yapmıştır. Veri toplamak amacıyla oluşturulan anket uygulaması yapılmış ve elde edilen bulgulara göre odak grup belirlenerek 5 okutman ile bire-bir görüşme yapılmıştır. Anket uygulaması ve elde edilen sonuçlara göre yapılan görüşme kayıtları ile hem nicel hem de nitel veri toplanmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, mentörlük uygulaması İngilizce okutmanlarının mesleki gelişimine olumlu katkı sağladığı belirlenmiştir. Bu bağlamda okutmanların mentörlük ile ilgili paylaşımları sonucunda uygulamanın mesleki gelişim ve kişisel gelişim olarak iki kategoride etkinliği belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, uygulanan bu programın faydalarının sadece mentörlük alan kişi ile sınırlı olmadığı aynı zamanda mentörün ve kurumun da gelişimine katkıda bulunduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak geliştirilen bu mentörlük uygulamasının olumlu sonuçları ortaya çıkartılmıştır.

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