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Prospective English Teachers

ABSTRACT


PROSPECTIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS&rsquo / VIEWS ON THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND PROGRAM OF
THEIR DEPARTMENTS



ERET, Esra
M.S., Department of Educational Sciences
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet OK

June 2008, 137 Pages


The purpose of the present study is to investigate the prospective English teachers&rsquo / views on the physical environment, human resources, and program of their departments.
Participants of the study were 278 fourth year prospective English teachers (senior students) from three public universities in Ankara. A fifty-six-item questionnaire, developed by the researcher and subjected to factor and reliability analysis, was used for data collection. Data were collected from all fourth year prospective teachers. Statistical program, SPSS, was utilized to carry out the descriptive statistical analyses. Responses to open-ended question were qualitatively analyzed.
The results of the study revealed that the prospective English teachers agreed on the views that the instructors in their departments were qualified and competent / the physical environment as regards to meeting their basic needs, such as heating and safety, was satisfying / and the program and courses were generally adequate. On the other hand, from the students&rsquo / viewpoints, the institutions had common problems on the three dimensions, especially on the physical environment and resources. The students disagreed on the presence of language laboratory, the existence of social areas, guidance provided by the instructors, and the administration&rsquo / s support and attitude to the preparation of prospective English teachers.
In conclusion, the results of this study can contribute to efforts on displaying the current status of the departments and evaluating the quality of the English language teacher education.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609632/index.pdf
Date01 June 2008
CreatorsEret, Esra
ContributorsOk, Ahmet
PublisherMETU
Source SetsMiddle East Technical Univ.
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeM.S. Thesis
Formattext/pdf
RightsTo liberate the content for public access

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