Analysis of Teacher Candidates’ Learning Experiences in an “English Teaching Methods” Course

Bu çalışma, İngilizce öğretim yöntemleri dersinde anadili İngilizce olmayan öğretmen adaylarının öğrenme deneyimlerini incelemektedir. Çalışma, derste kullanılan öğrenme deneyimlerinin, öğretmen adaylarının dil öğretim yöntemleri hakkındaki görüşlerine olan etkisini araştırmaktadır. İngilizce öğretim yöntemleri dersi, akran öğretimi, yabancı dil öğretim yöntemlerini gösteren video kayıtları, tartışma oturumları, yazılı fikir paylaşımları ve öğretmen adaylarının öğretim felsefelerini açıkladığı raporlar gibi çeşitli öğrenme etkinliklerini kullanmıştır. Veriler, İstanbul’da bulunan ve eğitim dili İngilizce olan bir üniversitenin 2008- 2009 akademik yılı güz döneminde dersi alan öğretmen adaylarının görüşlerinden derlenmiştir. Bulgular, öğretmen adaylarının çeşitli öğrenme deneyimlerine katılma yollarını ve ikinci dil öğretim yöntemlerine yönelik geliştirdikleri görüşleri açıklamaktadır. Makale, çeşitli öğrenim deneyimlerini betimlerken, dersi alan öğretmen adaylarının yazılı görüşlerini de içermektedir.

“İngilizce Öğretim Yöntemleri” Dersini Alan Öğretmen Adaylarının Öğrenme Deneyimlerinin İncelenmesi

This study examines the learning experiences of non-native pre-service teachers in an English language teaching methods course. The study investigates the effect of the learning experiences used in the course on the teacher candidates’ opinions about language teaching methodology. The course employed various modes of learning, including peer teaching, video recordings that exemplify language teaching methodologies, discussions, written reflections, and a paper in which the teacher candidates explained their philosophy of teaching. The data were collected from the responses of teacher candidates who took the course in the fall semester of 2008-2009 at an English-medium university in Istanbul. The findings reveal the ways in which the teacher candidates engaged in various learning experiences and developed a perspective of second language teaching methodologies. The article describes various learning experiences and includes some written responses of teacher candidates who took the course.

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