Prospective English language teachers' views on literature- oriented courses at Akdeniz University's ELT department

Zorba M. G.

Akdeniz Language Studies Conference, Antalya, Türkiye, 9 - 12 Mayıs 2012, cilt.70, ss.1911-1918 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 70
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.269
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Antalya
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1911-1918
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Literature-oriented courses, prospective teachers' views, English Language Teaching
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Using literary texts in EFL contexts is beneficial for learners since they provide authentic use of the target language while including important aspects of the target language culture. The Ministry of National Education supports the use of literary texts to teach English effectively in primary and high schools. Hence, most of the ELT departments in Turkey include literature-oriented courses in their curricula. The aim of the study is to reveal prospective teachers’ views on literature-oriented courses along with their suggestions so as to improve EL teacher education curricula. In order to collect prospective English teachers’ views on literature-oriented courses, a Likert- type scale with 30 items was applied to 61 fourth-grade ELT students. The findings provide us with valuable information to improve our teacher education curricula.

Using literary texts in EFL contexts is beneficial for learners since they provide authentic use of the target language while including important aspects of the target language culture. The Ministry of National Education supports the use of literary texts to teach English effectively in primary and high schools. Hence, most of the ELT departments in Turkey include literature-oriented courses in their curricula. The aim of the study is to reveal prospective teachers’ views on literature-oriented courses along with their suggestions so as to improve EL teacher education curricula. In order to collect prospective English teachers’ views on literature-oriented courses, a Likert- type scale with 30 items was applied to 61 fourth-grade ELT students. The findings provide us with valuable information to improve our teacher education curricula.