ERIC Number: EJ922783
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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Achieving the Impossible? Teaching Practice Component of a Pre-Service Distance English Language Teacher Training Program in Turkey
Kecik, Ilknur; Aydin, Belgin
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v36 n4 p73-83 Apr 2011
The aim of this article is to describe the model developed for the teaching practice component of the pre-service Distance English Language Teacher Training Program (DELTT) at Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. The steps taken to improve the model over a six-year period will be explained and the recent developments in the teaching practice area of the current program will be discussed in the light of recent research on learning and personal development. Lessons learned and the steps taken during this developmental process will be explored and recommendations for other programs concerned with the teaching practice component will be made. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Distance Education, Preservice Teacher Education, English Instruction, English Teachers, Instructional Development, English (Second Language), Educational Practices, Educational Development, Student Teaching, Teaching Experience, Program Descriptions
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ajte.education.ecu.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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