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Çetin Köroğlu, Zeynep
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English Language Teacher Candidates’ Pedagogical Beliefs During Covid19 Pandemic Çetin Köroğlu, Zeynep
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Advent Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i1.2798

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The pandemic has been affecting every side of our lives in a negative way unfortunately. Teacher training has also been affected from the pandemic and student teachers have been taken their courses through digital environments. Unlike traditional courses they have to study the entire courses online. As it is known that teachers’ beliefs have a profound impact on their classroom practices, decisions on their teaching strategies, their styles and even how they implement curriculum. For this reason, the current study aims to investigate whether Covid19 pandemic has an effect on student teachers’ beliefs positively or negatively. The research was carried out in 2020 spring term of academic year when the pandemic first started. The research was designed as a qualitative study and to collect data a case and an interview administered to participants. Totally, 74 student teachers participated in the study that participants were third and fourth graders of ELT department at a state university, Turkey. The results indicate that participants have negative perspectives towards taking all courses through digital environments and tools. However, their beliefs have not been affected negatively from Covid19 pandemic.
Enhancing EFL Learners’ Free Writing Skill with a Web 2.0 Tool ‘Storybird’; an Action Research Çetin Köroğlu, Zeynep
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Advent Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i2.3041

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Freewriting is perceived as a pre-writing activity to collect language learners' initial ideas before the actual writing process. Unlike brainstorming activities, language learners should write their ideas and thoughts without concerning grammatical rules, spelling, punctuation or coherence, etc. throughout the given time. Freewriting activity prepares the student for an actual writing activity and enables them to produce more comprehensible and eligible texts. Current research aims to investigate whether free writing activity can be digitalized through a handy tool, which is Storybird, in preparatory classrooms. The research was carried out with 54 EFL learners in the 2019 fall term of the academic year. The participants were English language teacher candidates who have studied English for many years in Turkey. The research was designed as action research and qualitative finding were gathered. The treatment process lasted for four weeks and a written structured interview was administered at the end of the treatment process. Results of the current study show that nearly all the participants are satisfied with the utilization of Storybird in free writing activities. Additionally, they thought that the tool boosts their attitudes toward writing. The results indicate that free writing activities can be carried out digitally to make language learners more engaged and productive in writing.
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