English language teachers' use of, competence in and professional development needs for specific classroom activities

Abali N.

Akdeniz Language Studies Conference, Antalya, Türkiye, 9 - 12 Mayıs 2012, cilt.70, ss.181-187, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 70
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.054
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Antalya
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.181-187
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: English language teaching, professional development, perception of competence, classroom activities
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Recent changes in education system have increased the importance of teaching English. As the responsibilities of language teachers have risen, they are expected to improve their qualities continuously. This paper aims to display English language teachers' classroom activities, perception of competence about these activities and professional development needs. Data has been gathered by means of an online questionnaire (n=50). The findings of this study demonstrated that repetition and memorizing are still practiced widely, while using poems, stories and literature are considered less important. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of ALSC 2012