Week - 1 |
Introduction to the course: Getting students' ideas related to language and language learning |
Week - 2 |
To teach: the journey of a teacher, teacher professional identity, teacher enthusiasm and how it relates to instructional behaviors |
Week - 3 |
Efficacy changes: the differences of self-efficacy beliefs between novice and experienced teachers |
Week - 4 |
Efficacy changes: the differences of self-efficacy beliefs between novice and experienced teachers |
Week - 5 |
The attractions of teaching: What is attractive or unattractive about teaching today?; Career theories: factors influencing the carrier choice of pre-service and in-service English teachers, their motives and commitment in teaching , and their goal-orientations, a comparison of English teacher candidates’ profiles and perspectives about the teaching carrier in Turkey and in the other countries |
Week - 6 |
The attractions of teaching: What is attractive or unattractive about teaching today?; Career theories: factors influencing the carrier choice of pre-service and in-service English teachers, their motives and commitment in teaching , and their goal-orientations, a comparison of English teacher candidates’ profiles and perspectives about the teaching carrier in Turkey and in the other countries |
Week - 7 |
Epistemological beliefs (beliefs about knowing and knowledge): the relationship between epistemological beliefs and conceptions of English language teaching and learning |
Week - 8 |
Epistemological beliefs (beliefs about knowing and knowledge): the relationship between epistemological beliefs and conceptions of English language teaching and learning |
Week - 9 |
Major recent changes in the theory and practice of English language teaching: changes in the understanding of the learning process, changes in the understanding of the teaching process, changes in the conceptions of the nature of subject matter (English) in education such as new subjects in the curriculum, changes in the nature of teachers’ work, the growing role of technology |
Week - 10 |
Major recent changes in the theory and practice of English language teaching: changes in the understanding of the learning process, changes in the understanding of the teaching process, changes in the conceptions of the nature of subject matter (English) in education such as new subjects in the curriculum, changes in the nature of teachers’ work, the growing role of technology |
Week - 11 |
Teachers' burnout |
Week - 12 |
The effects of educational changes on morale, job satisfaction and motivation of English teachers |
Week - 13 |
Reforming teacher education: thinking globally to prepare pre-service teachers for English classrooms of the 21st century |
Week - 14 |
Mentoring in English teacher education, reverse mentoring |