ERIC Number: EJ1214996
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-2147-0456
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Classroom Research: What Do ELT Teacher Trainees Experience When Performing Collaborative Group-Work Tasks?
Korkmaz, Sule Çelik
Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, v6 n1 p31-52 2017
This classroom research firstly examines strengths and weaknesses of performing cooperative group work tasks within the context of "Teaching English to Young Learners" course by dwelling on the most exigent problems to offer solutions to provide learners more qualified educational experiences and have more empowered pre-service learners. This study was conducted with 75 teacher trainees enrolled in Uludag University Faculty of Education ELT Department in Turkey. The data were collected via both quantitative and qualitative instruments such as open-ended and semi-structured questionnaires in addition to semi-structured interviews. The results revealed that the problems were mostly related to equal work sharing, and conflict among group members. Finally, suggested solutions were offered in the light of the interview results.
Descriptors: Classroom Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Conflict, Group Dynamics, Cooperative Learning, Educational Experience, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods
Uludag University, Education Faculty, Department of Educational Sciences. Bursa, Turkey. e-mail: jtee.editor@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jtee.org; Web site: http://dergipark.gov.tr/jtee
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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