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The Internet in EFL Teacher Education: Investigating the Possibilities and Challenges in a Pre-Service Teacher Education Programme

Research Authors
Mahmoud Mohammad Sayed Abdallah
Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Sino-US English Teaching
Research Vol
8
Research Website
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED518218.pdf
Research Year
2011
Research Abstract

The paper reported on a small-scale qualitative study on EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher education with a two-fold objective, investigating the possibility of integrating the Internet for academic purposes in the context of a pre-service English teacher education programme in Egypt, and suggesting some guidelines based on the specific context of Assiut University College of Education. Semi-structured interviews were conducted online with some student teachers (n = 10) and teacher educators (n = 10) at the university to identify their personal viewpoints, experiences and concerns regarding integrating the Internet into this teacher education context. For triangulation purposes, content analysis was conducted on 12 online documents. Results reveal some difficulties, challenges and concerns related to the process and some new forms of literacy needed for this context. Based on this, some guidelines are suggested for integrating the Internet into pre-service EFL teacher education programmes with special reference to the Egyptian context. Semi-Structured Interviews are appended. [This article was published in "Sino-US English Teaching" v8 n1 Jan 2011.]