The essentials of the foreign language learning environment: Through the eyes of the pre-service EFL teachers

Saglam G., SALI P.

3rd World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership (WCLTA), Brussels, Belçika, 25 - 28 Ekim 2012, cilt.93, ss.1121-1125 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 93
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.09.342
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Brussels
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Belçika
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1121-1125
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: learning environment, pre-service teachers, foreign language teacher education, STUDENT PERCEPTIONS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study aims to identify pre-service EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers' perceptions in relation to various aspects of foreign language learning environments. 50 pre-service EFL teachers participated in the study. They were in the fourth year of their 4-year undergraduate teacher education program at an English Language Teaching department in Turkey. Data were collected by means of open-ended questionnaires and were analyzed qualitatively. 'Language teaching materials' and 'teaching techniques and methods' were the most frequently mentioned elements of the foreign language learning environment by pre-service EFL teachers. Findings were discussed in relation to pre-service language teacher education. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.