Universität zu Köln

Tachtsoglou, Sarantis and Koenig, Johannes (2018). The influence of learning opportunities during initial teacher education on the pedagogical knowledge of pre-service EFL teachers. J. Educ. Res. Online-JERO, 10 (2). S. 3 - 34. MUNSTER: WAXMANN VERLAG GMBH. ISSN 1866-6671

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of formal learning opportunities during initial teacher education on the pedagogical knowledge of pre-service EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers. To accomplish this aim, we sampled within the PKE-study (Professional Competence of EFL Teachers) pre-service teachers in the first phase during their Master studies at university, and in the last year of their induction phase in North Rhine-Westphalia. The results of the analysis of variance show initially that regarding the studying phase pre-service EFL teachers in the induction phase have a higher level of pedagogical knowledge than pre-service EFL teachers in the first phase. This difference is statistically significant and is approximately one standard deviation. At the multivariate level, the results of structural equation modeling show that the studying phase also affects the pedagogical knowledge positively. This effect, however, is mediated by more proximal and differentiated pedagogical-specific learning opportunities realized by the pre-service teachers. Overall, our analysis results demonstrate the effectiveness of teacher training for EFL.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Tachtsoglou, Sarantis UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koenig, Johannes UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-202121
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Educ. Res. Online-JERO
Volume:	10
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 3 - 34
Date:	2018
Publisher:	WAXMANN VERLAG GMBH
Place of Publication:	MUNSTER
ISSN:	1866-6671
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language FUTURE TEACHERS; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE Multiple languages Education & Educational Research Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/20212