Preservice English Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs Towards English

Authors : Kamil Arif Kırkıç, Ayşe Ak, Berin Esma Işkın

Pages : 84-109

Doi:10.55150/apjec.1759545

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Publication Date : 2025-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study examines the self-efficacy of English preservice English teachers towards English. The study, which used a mixed-methods approach, involves gathering quantitative and qualitative data sequentially. One hundred and sixteen preservice teachers were enrolled in the English Language Teaching (ELT) Department of the Education Faculty, who participated in the quantitative part of the study were selected with the convenience sampling, and English preservice teachers participated in the qualitative part of the study were participants who were participants who were determined as a voluntary. A Likert-type Self-Efficacy Scale for English was used as aquantitative data collection tool, and qualitative data was collected using a semi-structured interview form. The quantitative findings show no significant difference between preservice English teachers \\\' teachers’self-efficacy beliefs in terms of gender, GPA, high school background, taking prep school, and self-efficacy beliefs of the preservice teachers. However, the study\\\'s qualitative findings show that exposure to English, participating in speaking activities, and interacting with international students contribute significantly to their self-efficacy beliefs toward English. This study investigates the importance of preservice teachers\\\' self-efficacy beliefs and educational background. Further studies should be conducted to examine what can increase preservice teachers\\\' self-efficacy beliefs and their success in the English language.
Keywords : İngilizce öğretimi, karma yöntem araştırması, İngilizce öğretmen adayları, öz yeterlik

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