Prospective English language teachers' views on literature- oriented courses at Akdeniz University's ELT department

ZORBA M. G., ARIKAN A., CANER M.

Akdeniz Language Studies Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 9 - 12 May 2012, vol.70, pp.1847-1851, (Full Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 70
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.262
  • City: Antalya
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.1847-1851
  • Keywords: Traditional grammar, contextual grammar, traditional grammar, pre-service students' views
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Turkish Higher Education Council's recent changes in the curricula of Faculties of Education mandated Contextualized Grammar I and II courses for English Language Teacher Education programs in support of preparing teachers to teach in a rather constructivist and communicative language learning environments. This present study aimed at understanding pre-service English language teachers' previous grammar learning experiences in terms of how grammar was studied/ taught in their classrooms and their opinions on the content and delivery of Contextualized Grammar I course in comparison to their previous grammar learning experiences. Ninety-eight first year students who were taking Contextualized Grammar I course participated in this study with their written responses answering the two research questions mentioned above. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of ALSC 2012