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ERIC Number: EJ1311036
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-2395-9908
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Attitudes and Expectations of Teacher Trainees Regarding a Pre-Service Program
Karim, Barzan Hadi Hama
MEXTESOL Journal, v44 n3 2020
After the Iraqi Operation Freedom in 2003 and the removal of Saddam Hussein's regime from power by the USA, an increasing number of teacher education programs have been opened in public universities in Iraqi Kurdistan to train specialized teachers, including English teachers, to teach in the basic and senior high schools. An important program that is offered is called Observation and Teaching. The objective of the Observation and Teaching Program is to prepare high quality teachers with thorough knowledge of both content and pedagogy. The goal of this paper is to examine circumstantial considerations regarding how the program was offered as well as to investigate the attitudes of the students towards the program. The researcher designed and distributed a questionnaire to 250 students. The descriptive analysis shows that the participants have positive attitudes towards the Observation and Teaching Program as an educational mean to support their learning experiences. The results also demonstrate that the program has several strengths, such as helping students gain practical teaching experience, as well as aiding them in developing knowledge about learning theories and approaches related to language teaching. Due to the lack of research studies on the attitudes and expectations of students regarding the Observation and Teaching Program, the results of the study may be useful for policy-makers within teacher education programs to improve the current situation of their programs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iraq
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