Using Technology in the Classroom: A Study with Turkish Pre-Service EFL Teachers

Autor/in	Merç, Ali
Titel	Using Technology in the Classroom: A Study with Turkish Pre-Service EFL Teachers
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 14 (2015) 2, S.229-240 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Technology Uses in Education; Classroom Techniques; Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; English (Second Language); English Teachers; Teaching Experience; Student Teachers; Student Teaching; Questionnaires; Practicums; Semi Structured Interviews; Incidence; Educational Practices; Educational Technology; Access to Computers; Educational Quality; Educational Equipment; Student Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Klassenführung; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Teaching practice; Unterrichtspraxis; Fragebogen; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Vorkommen; Bildungspraxis; Unterrichtsmedien; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausrüstung; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to investigate the student teachers' use of technology in their classrooms during practice teaching experience. To this end, a questionnaire was given to 86 student teachers completing their teaching practicum at Anadolu University English Language Teaching Program. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with 12 of the participants for data triangulation. The analyses of the quantitative and qualitative data indicated that the practicum schools were not very rich in terms of the technological devices available to the student teachers for their EFL classes. It was also discovered that student teachers were not benefiting from technology available to them in their teaching practice at a satisfying level. Insufficient training, lack of basic facilities in the practicum schools, and student teachers' own choices were found the main reasons for student teachers to utilize technology in the teaching practice process. The findings of the study revealed a mismatch between teacher training programs and real-world classrooms in terms of technology integration in EFL instruction. Pedagogical implications of the study consist of the need for better integration of technology in EFL teacher training and a stronger link between the placement schools and the university. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01