Teacher Training in Distance Education and the Practicum Process

2014 ◽  
pp. 217-230
Author(s):  
Belgin Aydin ◽  
Ilknur Kecik
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Wide Range

Distance education has long been used both in pre-service and in-service teacher education programs to provide wider opportunities to people who are not able to attend face-to face courses. Since teacher education is a wide topic with participants having quite a wide range of needs, there is still a need to get information on different models, especially on the practicum part of teacher education. Within the realm of this topic, this chapter aims to describe an innovative model, the design of which is based on a need in Turkey, and discuss it in the light of available literature. After a brief terminology clarification, major models and trends in language teacher education are brought forth and discussed. Then, the model developed by Anadolu University, Distance English Language Teacher Training (DELTT), is explained and further suggestions on the issue are made.

Teacher Training in Distance Education and the Practicum Process

2018 ◽  
pp. 355-369
Author(s):  
Belgin Aydin ◽  
Ilknur Kecik
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Wide Range

Distance education has long been used both in pre-service and in-service teacher education programs to provide wider opportunities to people who are not able to attend face-to face courses. Since teacher education is a wide topic with participants having quite a wide range of needs, there is still a need to get information on different models, especially on the practicum part of teacher education. Within the realm of this topic, this chapter aims to describe an innovative model, the design of which is based on a need in Turkey, and discuss it in the light of available literature. After a brief terminology clarification, major models and trends in language teacher education are brought forth and discussed. Then, the model developed by Anadolu University, Distance English Language Teacher Training (DELTT), is explained and further suggestions on the issue are made.

The enculturation of pre-service Emirati English language teachers

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-16
Author(s):  
Carmel Sandiford
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Content Type ◽  
English Language Teachers

Purpose – This article aims to report on a qualitative study that investigates the enculturation of a group of pre-service English language teachers over four years of a Bachelor of Education degree offered in a women ' s college in the United Arab Emirates. Design/methodology/approach – Bourdieu ' s “thinking tools” of field, habitus and capital provide the overarching theoretical framework and analytic tools to examine the processes of enculturation which impact on the student teachers as they participate in a program based on Western-oriented theories and practices. The study draws upon data gathered from focus group interviews with student teachers in the first and fourth years of the program to provide insights into their ways of thinking as future Emirati English language teachers. The article discusses the priorities that emerge as these student teachers validate, or otherwise, the theoretical principles and practices legitimated through the program. Findings – The findings suggest that influences bound by local, cultural and social forces contribute significantly to the student teachers ' perceived capacity to think and act as future Emirati English language teachers. Research limitations/implications – The study is limited to one site but, given the findings, similar investigations into processes of enculturation and the appropriation or resistance of essential aspects of English language teacher training could be undertaken. Originality/value – There is limited research into English language teacher education programs in the Arab world. This research has potential applications for English language teacher education programs where there is intent to effect educational reform.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Language Teacher Education Programs: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Other European Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonca Altmisdort
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher

<p>The main aim of this study is to analyze and discuss the similarities and the differences between English language teacher educationial programs at universities in Turkey, and to identify the undergraduate students’ ideas about their current curriculum. In addition to this, the study aims to compare the education of English language teacher education in some countries in which English language proficiency scores are at the highest level in EF EPI (EF English Language Proficiency Index), and to suggest some important points to improve the language teacher educationial programs in Turkey.</p><p>In the study, a document analysis and a semi-directed interviews with the 30 students in English language education departments in Turkey are implemented to provide valid and reliable results. The interview questions are based on students’ thoughts and ideas describing the sufficiency of their programs, and their goals and objectives. In the study, also, the course curricula of 15 English language teacher education programs are examined and compared. In this research, qualitative and quantitative methods are used. The study includes an international comparison of English language teacher education. With the comparison of the programs, some weak points of English language education programs in Turkey are determined. Besides, in the study, with the analysis of the English teacher education in 5 countries, the ways in which how they reached these targets are defined. At the end of the study, some suggestions are submitted to design and develop English language teacher education programs to produce more successful future teachers and English language education.</p>

A Scrutiny of Preservice English Teachers’ Lived A/Synchronous Distance Education Experiences: Can Distance Education Not Replace Face-to-Face Education in Preservice English Language Teacher Education?

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742110323
Author(s):  
Gülten Koşar
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Program Change

This cross-sectional survey research explores 249 preservice English teachers’ (PSETs) conceptions of their lived synchronous and asynchronous distance education (DE) experiences and if their preferences for the mode of education in the program change significantly according to their year of study. The findings revealed the participants did not conceive the initial English language teacher education could be provided effectively through asynchronous DE; instead, they favored either face-to-face education or a combination of synchronous DE and face-to-face education. In addition, participants’ preferences for the type of education in the program did not change significantly in accordance with their year of study.

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