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İNGİLİZ DİLİ EĞİTİMİ ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ ETKİLİ BİR İNGİLİZCE ÖĞRETMENİ HAKKINDAKİ GÖRÜŞLERİ

ELT STUDENT TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES OF AN EFFECTIVE ENGLISH TEACHER

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Abstract (2. Language): 
This study aims at exploring which competencies are required to be an effective English teacher from the perspective of 4th year English Language Teaching student teachers enrolled in the ELT department at Uludag University in Turkey. This study identifies both the participants' priorities regarding teacher competencies and the ways in which the student teachers enhance their personal development with the aim of attaining the determined competencies. With regard to the competencies, 50 points emerged as a result of statistical analysis of the data, in the following order of importance; Monitoring and Evaluation of Learning and Development; Knowing the Student; Knowledge of Curriculum and Content; Learning and Teaching Process; Personal and Professional Values-Professional Development; School-Family and Society Relationships. The results are discussed at the end of the paper.
Abstract (Original Language): 
Bu çalışma Türkiye'de Uludağ Üniversitesi'nde İngiliz Dili Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı'nda öğrenim gören 4. sınıf öğretmen adaylarının bakış açılarından etkili bir İngilizce öğretmeni olmak için hangi yeterliliklerin gerekli olduğunu keşfetmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma hem katılımcıların öğretmen yeterlilikleriyle ilgili önceliklerinin hem de bu yeterliliklere ulaşmak için kişisel gelişimlerini sağlamada izledikleri yolları belirlemektedir. Yeterliliklerle ilgili olarak, verilerin istatistiksel analizleri sonucunda önem sırasına göre şu 50 nokta ortaya çıkmıştır: Öğrenmenin ve Gelişmenin İzlenmesi ve Değerlendirilmesi; Öğrenciyi Tanıma; Müfredat ve İçerik Bilgisi; Öğrenme ve Öğretme Süreci; Kişisel ve Mesleki Değerler- Mesleki Gelişim; Okul- Aile ve Toplum ilişkileri. Sonuçlar çalışmanın sonunda tartışılmıştır.
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