Challenges of First Years of Teaching in Turkey: Voices of Novice EFL Teachers

Pinar Sali and Ilknur Kecik

English Language Teaching, 2018, vol. 11, issue 4, 117

Abstract: The present study aims to describe the challenges as perceived by novice teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL). The participants of the study were seven (7) novice EFL teachers in public primary and secondary schools in Turkey. The data sources include semi-structured interviews, diary entries, video-recorded classroom observations and stimulated recall interviews. The results, discussed in relation to pre-service and in-service teacher education, suggested that the novice EFL teachers started out their pedagogical journey amid competing and interacting challenges.

Date: 2018
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