Problems encountered by student-teachers during their practicum studies

被引:10
作者
Saricoban, Arif [1 ]
机构
[1] Hacettepe Univ, Fac Educ, Ankara, Turkey
来源
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION | 2010年 / 2卷 / 02期
关键词
Practicum studies; student-teachers; problems; materials curriculum; classroom environment;
D O I
10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.088
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This study tries to scrutinize the potential problems student-teachers encounter during their practicum studies and suggest ways to cope with them. In order to get valid and reliable data, these intern-teachers (n=59 in the public primary schools: n=39 and secondary schools: n=12 for Public High School and n=8 for Public Anatolian High School), at the end of their intern-teachers' practicum studies), were administered a questionnaire adapted from Ersen Yanik (2008: 131), modified by the researcher, and edited and approved by a team of experts in the field. The survey mainly questions (a) lack of support in terms of materials and equipments, (b) problems resulting from the course book, (c) problems resulting from the students, (d) problems resulting from the curriculum, and (e) problems resulting from the classroom environment. It is hypothesized that most of the problems take place due to the lack of mainly audio-visual materials, other supplementary materials needed, pronunciation, translation, reading, speaking, writing activities. Lastly, it is agreed that overcrowded classrooms and sitting arrangement impede the effectiveness of foreign language instruction. At the end of the study, some recommendations are made for foreign language educators, researchers, and teachers to cope with these problematic situations. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:707 / 711
页数:5
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