Pre-service teachers’ Perceived Concerns and Benefits during Practicum

Bayram  Pekoz

doi:10.21697/fp.2019.2.41

Published: 2020-01-16

Vol. 9 No. 2/2 (2019)

Pre-service teachers’ Perceived Concerns and Benefits during Practicum

Bayram Pekoz

Pedagogical Forum

Section: Colloquia

https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2019.2.41

Abstract

The study focused on pre-service teachers’ benefits from teaching practice, and the problems they experienced during practicum. Using document analysis method, the data were obtained from their portfolios which included self-evaluation forms, weekly journal entries, and summary reports of their teaching experience. The results indicate that a) teaching practice is a turning point for pre-service teachers, b) it was the practicum opportunity rather than the coordinating teachers’ support that mattered, c) selection of the coordinating teachers was not done effectively, d) longer-service coordinating teachers followed conventional methods, e) the more practical the university courses the less problems the pre-service teachers experienced.

Keywords:

pre-service teachers; practicum; practicum concerns; practicum benefits; teacher education

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Pekoz, B. . (2020). Pre-service teachers’ Perceived Concerns and Benefits during Practicum. Pedagogical Forum, 9(2/2), 231–244. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2019.2.41

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Bayram Pekoz

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7334-1506

Affiliation:

Hasan Kalyoncu University Gaziantep, Turkye Turkey

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Bayram Pekozreceived his Master’s and doctoral degrees in TESOL from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has worked as a teacher trainer, head of ELT department and director of school of foreign languages at several universities. Among his research and teaching interests are L2 teacher education, task-based learning, materials development and language testing. He currently works as assistant professor in ELT department at Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey. Postal address: Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Education, Department of English Language Teaching, Gaziantep, Turkey. E-mail: bayram.pekoz@hku.edu.tr