Attitudes of the Student Teachers in English Language Teaching Programs towards Microteaching Technique

This paper evaluates the attitudes of student teachers towards microteaching experiences. The research was conducted with a total of 57 fourth year students attending the ELT Department at Trakya University, in Turkey. The data were collected via a Likert type scale developed by the researcher. The...

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Published inEnglish language teaching (Toronto) Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 205 - 212
Main Author Ogeyik, Muhlise Cosgun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canadian Center of Science and Education 01.09.2009
Subjects
Educational Benefits
English (Second Language)
Foreign Countries
Likert Scales
Microteaching
Positive Attitudes
Preservice Teacher Education
Professional Development
Self Esteem
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Statistical Analysis
Student Surveys
Student Teacher Attitudes
Teaching Experience
Turkey
Undergraduate Students
Turkey
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ISSN1916-4742
DOI10.5539/elt.v2n3p205

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Summary:This paper evaluates the attitudes of student teachers towards microteaching experiences. The research was conducted with a total of 57 fourth year students attending the ELT Department at Trakya University, in Turkey. The data were collected via a Likert type scale developed by the researcher. The research results were evaluated regarding the benefits and disadvantages of microteaching. The findings revealed that the ELT students at Trakya University in general held positive attitudes towards microteaching applications with regard to its effectiveness for professional development, self-assessment, self-confidence, material production, and teaching experiences in various courses in which students are of different ages and linguistic levels.
ISSN:1916-4742
DOI:10.5539/elt.v2n3p205