ERIC Number: EJ1262252
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
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ISSN: EISSN-2165-8714
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Critical Incidents: Exploring EFL Prospective Teachers' Teaching Experiences
Megawati, Fika; Mukminatien, Nur; Anugerahwati, Mirjam; Indrayani, Ninuk; Unsiah, Frida
European Journal of Educational Research, v9 n3 p943-954 2020
Investigating critical incidents is one way to assist prospective teachers in expressing any developmental stage when accomplishing the teaching practice program. It is a significant component of reflective teaching in an educational framework related to continuing professional development (CPD), particularly self-directed learning. This study aims at exploring EFL prospective teachers' field experience in cultivating their teaching competence through a critical incident analysis. A qualitative approach was applied. Three participants with different levels of English proficiency took part in this study by sharing their experiences through participating in and answering an interview and an opinionnaire. To analyze the data from the instruments, this study used descriptive analysis and coding techniques respectively. Results indicate that both negative and positive critical incidents contribute to the participants' teaching development. The incidents support the learning process towards becoming a teacher and assist shaping their awareness of teacher identity. Further, the result of this study reveals that English proficiency level seems to take part in the strategy used for identifying critical incidents. This study implies that critical incidents provide a chance for prospective teachers to be more reflective. Thus, teacher education program stakeholders need to support critical incident analysis by giving relevant assignments while they are doing teaching practice, which in turn builds professional development in the context of prospective teachers.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Field Experience Programs, Experiential Learning, Critical Incidents Method, Language Proficiency, Reflection, Teacher Competencies, Foreign Countries, Practicums, Student Attitudes, Preservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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