Despite the fact that UK ELT Master's programmes are numerous, diverse, and financially important, very little research has been conducted on whether they deliver teaching practice (TP) or micro-teaching (MT), and on what students' expectations of these modules are. The present paper addresses this gap by examining how many ELT-related Master's…

Professional identity of English teachers is an important process in which teachers view themselves as a professional based on social views about "good teacher", student-teacher relationship, and self-view as a professional teacher. Teacher preparation program such as Micro Teaching (MT) and "Program Pengalaman Lapangan" or…

This study aimed to explore teacher candidates' reflections on the methodology and practice components of a pre-service English teacher training programme in Turkey. For this purpose, a qualitative case study method was followed. The participants were 176 senior year students at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. The data were…

Presents a multiple-activities approach for the preparation of language teachers through which student teachers experience classroom teaching, observe other teachers, conduct investigative projects of their teaching and its consequences, and discuss teaching in several contexts. (Author/CB)

This handbook discusses the activities and interactions that student teachers may engage in to meet the problems and goals of student teaching. Section I deals with the observation phase; Section II focuses on the teaching practicum. Within each section, a wide variety of techniques and activities are suggested to provide as many ideas as possible…