Rethinking the Practicum after the COVID-19 Crisis: Insights from Pre-service EFL Teachers

Authors : Melike Bekereci-şahin

Pages : 500-511

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Publication Date : 2024-07-31

Article Type : Research

Abstract :This qualitative study aims to investigate the insights of Turkish pre-service EFL teachers about their school practicum experiences after the pandemic. To achieve this aim, fourteen pre-service EFL teachers at a university in Turkey shared their experiences and observations for two semesters in the process of their school practicum. The relevant data was collected via weekly reflection papers and semi-structured interviews. The results put forward that pre-service EFL teachers feel themselves unready and stressful after spending two years with online education and having fewer teaching practices. Also, this study indicates the changing habits of students and the necessary alterations in classroom practices after returning to face-to-face education. Additionally, this study aims to make contributions to the relevant literature by giving place to the suggestions made by pre-service teachers. The findings of this study also have implications for teacher education programs, mentor teachers, and university supervisors in terms of redesigning the school practicum component.
Keywords : okul uygulaması, pandemi, hizmet öncesi öğretmenlerin iç görüsü