Practicum Students’ Views on Distance Learning via TV Broadcast for Secondary Schools

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Genç B., Darmaz V.

JOURNAL OF NARRATIVE AND LANGUAGE STUDIES, vol.11, no.23, pp.336-346, 2023 (Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 11 Issue: 23
• Publication Date: 2023
• Doi Number: 10.59045/nalans.2023.37
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NARRATIVE AND LANGUAGE STUDIES
• Journal Indexes: Scopus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database
• Page Numbers: pp.336-346
• Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

DuetotheoutbreakofCOVID-19inlate2019andearly2020acrosstheworld,manycountriesturnedtodistanceeducationplatforms.BythebeginningofMarch,2020TurkeyalsostartedTVclassesforalmost18millionstudentsofprimaryandsecondaryschools.Thisstudyaimstoexploretheextenttowhichpre-serviceEnglishteachersauditingadistanceEnglishlanguagecourseforsecondaryschoolstudentsconsideredthatthedistancecourseshadachievedthecourseobjectives,andperceivedadvantagesanddisadvantagesindistancecourses.Theparticipantsinthestudywere60pre-serviceteacherswhoattendedapracticumstudyforthefirstfiveweeksofthe2019-2020academicyearspringsemester.Sincetheclassesinprimary,secondary,andtertiaryeducationweretaughtonlinefortherestofthespringsemester,thepracticumstudentswereassignedtowatchEnglishclassestaughtonfreeTVchannelswhichwerealsobroadcastontheinternettoletthestudentswatchagainattheirownpace.Thedatawerecollectedthroughthreeopen-endedinterviewquestions.Thematicanalysiswasusedtoanalyzethetranscribeddata.Theresultsindicatethat,althoughteachersonthecourseagreedthatTVcourseswerenotabletoachievethecourseobjectives,theymentionedadvantageousanddisadvantageousaspectsofdistancelearningviaTVbroadcastandofferedwaystoimproveit