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Öğe A Comparative Study of the Attitudes of EFL Student and Practicing Teachers towards First Language Use(Journal Language Teaching & Learning, 2022) Kosar, GultenAnswers have been sought to the question of whether using first language in English lessons holds a facilitative power over or is a major hindrance to learning it. This comparative case study aims at filling the gap in the literature in comparing and contrasting EFL practicing teachers and EFL student teachers' attitudes to the use of first language, and if school experience impinges impact on EFL student teachers' attitudes towards incorporating it into English language teaching. The inductive content analysis of the data collected by pre-semi-structured interviews and post-semi-structured interviews demonstrated the school experience did not produce substantial changes in EFL student teachers' attitudes towards first language use. Additionally, whilst strong parallels existed between the attitudes of both sides concerning first language use, notable discrepancies as to the emphasis placed by them upon extraneous factors to elucidate the reasons lying behind its use appeared. (C) Association of Applied Linguistics. All rights reservedÖğe Development and Validation of a Reading Self-Efficacy Scale(Izzet Kara, 2022) Kosar, Gulten; Akbana, Yunus Emre; Yakar, LeventReading self-efficacy performs a fundamental role in gaining academic achievement in college education. Review of the related literature unveils that it needs to be enriched by conducting further research on college students' reading self-efficacy. The paucity of investigations into college students' reading self efficacy could have a connection with the lack of a comprehensive reading self efficacy scale targeting exclusively measuring it. For this reason, this study aims at developing and validating a reading self-efficacy scale which could be used to measure college students' reading self-efficacy. The data was collected from three distinct groups consisting of a total of 430 students of the departments of English language teaching and English language and literature studying at state universities in Turkey. The findings obtained from exploratory factor analysis revealed that the scale had a unidimensional structure and the ones provided by confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the structure of the scale. The developed and validated 16-item reading self-efficacy scale could prompt the university teachers of reading to undertake studies with an eye to examining their students' reading self-efficacy.Öğe An Examination on Views on Teaching Practicum Held by Associate Teachers: A Qualitative Case Study(Edith Cowan Univ, 2022) Kosar, GultenSeeing the significance of exploring associate teachers' views about teaching practicum, this qualitative case study aims to seek answers to the questions of what the self -perceived roles of four Turkish associate teachers in teaching practicum are and what their perceptions concerning the adequacy of the length of teaching practicum in Turkey are. Additionally, the present research targets finding answers to the questions of whether teaching practicum contributed to the professional development of the last trainee teachers the associate teachers have mentored and if mentoring fosters their own professional development. The results indicated they considered offering professional and emotional support to trainee teachers as their pivotal roles in teaching practicum and the length of teaching practicum as insufficient. The findings also demonstrated that the associate teachers believed teaching practicum substantially contributed to the professional development of the last trainee teachers they had mentored and mentoring enhanced their own professional development.Öğe Let's Give Ear to the University Students Attending and Not Attending Synchronous Online Lessons!(Igi Global, 2023) Kosar, GultenSeeing that an overwhelming number of the students enrolled in the courses she offered did not attend the synchronous online lessons, the researcher felt the need for carrying out this qualitative case study to investigate the reasons behind it from the perspective of not only the non-attending but also attending students. Two qualitative surveys were conducted to collect the data. One was prepared for the students (n = 20) regularly attending the online lessons and the other was developed for the students (n = 20) who did not attend the lessons. The findings showed that low levels of student motivation, absence of compulsory attendance, and technical problems were reasons for the low level of student attendance to the synchronous online lessons.Öğe A Scrutiny of Preservice English Teachers' Lived A/Synchronous Distance Education Experiences: Can Distance Education Not Replace Face-to-Face Education in Preservice English Language Teacher Education?(Sage Publications Inc, 2022) Kosar, GultenThis cross-sectional survey research explores 249 preservice English teachers' (PSETs) conceptions of their lived synchronous and asynchronous distance education (DE) experiences and if their preferences for the mode of education in the program change significantly according to their year of study. The findings revealed the participants did not conceive the initial English language teacher education could be provided effectively through asynchronous DE; instead, they favored either face-to-face education or a combination of synchronous DE and face-to-face education. In addition, participants' preferences for the type of education in the program did not change significantly in accordance with their year of study.Öğe A Self-Study on the Challenges a University Supervisor Faced in Online Teaching Practicum and How She Met Them(Igi Global, 2023) Kosar, GultenThis self-study explores a university supervisor's experiences of online teaching practicum to seek answers to the questions of what challenges she faced in online teaching practicum and what initiatives she undertook to respond to them. The data collected from the reflective journal she kept during online teaching practicum was subjected to thematic analysis. The findings revealed that she faced the challenges of avoiding communication breakdown between the mentor teachers and student teachers, the pressing need for strengthening student teachers' motivation, and offering guidance to student teachers as to teaching enjoyable and effective online lessons. The findings also revealed that she conducted continuous negotiations with both the mentor teachers and student teachers to rise to the challenges she faced, which she deemed to have a greater prominence in online teaching practicum in comparison with that in the teaching practicum carried out face-to-face.Öğe Student English Teachers? Vantage Points of the Digital Short Stories They Designed for Young Learners(Igi Global, 2023) Kosar, GultenLiterature review unveils the need for exploring what student teachers of English think about their experiences of preparing digital stories for young learners, and investigating their perceptions with regard to the use of digital storytelling in the teaching of English to young learners. This instrumental case study aims to unpack pre-service English teachers' conceptions of their experiences of creating digital short stories and incorporating them into young English language learner classes. The qualitative data collected through conducting a qualitative survey and an in-depth interview with Turkish student teachers of English following their experiences of designing digital short stories for young learners was analysed, performing inductive content analysis. The results demonstrated the student English teachers held strong beliefs in the beneficial effect of digital short stories on fostering young English language learners' learning, and the process of developing digital short stories was not extremely challenging and furthered their technological competence.
