One possible way to eliminate the problems of beginning teachers would be to improve the quality of practicum component of teacher education programs since the practicum is where pre-service teachers (PTs) face realities of a classroom. The present study was conducted to find out the challenges that PTs and cooperating teachers (CTs) experience during practicum practices, in the hope that detection of the challenges may shed light on which aspects of practicum needs to be improved to increase quality. Data for the study were collected in the spring term of the 2013-2014 academic year through in-depth interviews with eight PTs studying at the English Language Teaching (ELT) department of a state university in Turkey and three CTs mentoring this group of PTs. The responses indicated that there were serious concerns about practicum practices conducted in Turkey, and thus a revision of those practices was needed.Keywords: practicum, teacher development, pre-service teachers, cooperating teachers.
This study explored perceptions of Turkish EFL teachers and learners on teaching and learning of collocations. Participants were 32 high school teachers and 326 students from five different state schools. The participants completed a questionnaire, and semi-structured interviews with 6 teachers were conducted to further explore the issues related to their perceptions and practices of teaching collocations. Results indicated that teachers consider it crucial to develop learners' collocational knowledge starting from beginner levels. According to them, the main sources of collocational errors are learners' unawareness of collocation as a concept and first language interference. Teachers reported that they specifically allocate teaching time for most frequently used collocations. Regarding learners, their responses indicated that most of them believe collocations play an important role in language learning. However, they think that teachers do not always dedicate enough time for collocations during teaching. Learners also believed that their collocational errors mostly stem from Turkish interference, and that the most effective strategy to study collocations is through collocational grids. The results of the study are discussed with reference to previous research conducted in different EFL settings, and in terms of practical applications for foreign language teaching in Turkey.
Bu çalışmada Milli Edebiyat Dönemi (1911-1923) ve Cumhuriyet Dönemi (1923 ve sonrası) yazarlarımızdan olan Halide Edip Adıvar'ın Mor Salkımlı Ev ve Sinekli Bakkal adlı eserleri biçim ve içerik özellikleri ile değerler eğitimi açısından incelenmiştir. Romanlarda bulunan bireysel, sosyal, milli ve dini değerler, yazarın eğitime verdiği önem, eserlerinde eğitimi anlatış tarzı ile birlikte yazarın eserleri aracılığıyla zihniyeti ve nasıl bir dünya yaratmak istediği üzerinde durulmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırmanın amacı Halide Edip'in Mor Salkımlı Ev ve Sinekli Bakkal adlı eserlerinin biçim ve içerik özelliklerine değinerek eserlerde öne çıkan değerleri saptamak ve yazarın dünya görüşü ile idealindeki insan yapısı hakkında çıkarımda bulunmaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda araştırma süresince "Halide Edip eserlerinde insanı eğitmeye önem vermiş midir?" "Halide Edip'in yaratmaya çalıştığı insan tipi nasıldır?" gibi soruların yanıtları aranacaktır. Bu araştırmada doküman incelemesine dayanan betimsel nitelikli tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır.
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