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Bu çalışma, Türkiye’deki bir İngiliz Dili Eğitimi programındaki öğretmen adaylarının stajda edebiyatın kullanılması konusundaki tutumlarını araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır.13 maddelik bir anketle İngiliz Dili Eğitimi programına kayıtlı 137 son sınıf öğrencisinin görüşleri alınmıştır. Dört ana başlık altında sınıflandırılmış ve bu şekilde analiz edilmiş olan anket, açık ve kapalı uçlu sorulardan oluşmuştur. Çalışma sonuçları, öğretmen adaylarının sınıflarına edebi metinleri dahil etme konusunda olumlu bir tutuma sahip olduklarını ifade etmektedir, fakat aynı öğretmen adayları edebi metinleri verimli bir şekilde işlemek için gereken yetkinliğe sahip olup olmadıkları ve/veya staj okulundaki öğrencilerin İngilizce dil becerilerinin yeterliği hususunda şüphe duyduklarından edebi metinleri kullanamayacaklarını itiraf etmişlerdir. Buna ek olarak, staj okullarından veya üniversitedeki staj programından kaynaklı bazı kısıtlamaların olduğu gerçeğinin de altını çizmişlerdir. Sonuç olarak, bu çalışma öğretmen yetiştiren kurumlar için edebiyatın İngiliz Dili Eğitiminde kullanımı ile ilgili bazı önemli çıkarımlar içermektedir.
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This study aims to investigate the attitudes of teacher candidates at an English Language Teaching (ELT) program in Turkey about the use of literature during practicum. Through a 13-item questionnaire, we gathered the beliefs and attitudes of 137 senior student teachers enrolled at this ELT program. Categorized and thus analysed under four main sections, the questionnaire consisted of a mix of open-ended and close-ended questions. The findings suggest pre-service teachers’ positive attitude towards using literature by including the literary texts into their classes; however, they admit that they cannot because they are in doubt about either self-efficacy on teaching and/or their students’ linguistic capability in the target language for processing literary texts. In addition, they highlight the fact that there are some limitations imposed upon by the practicum schools or by the framework of the practicum program of the university. In conclusion, the study has some important implications for teacher training institutions in terms of the use of literature in ELT.
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