PARTICIPANTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON AN INTERNATIONAL ELT CONFERENCE

Authors

  • Hasan Bedir Assoc. Prof. Dr., University of Cukurova, Faculty of Education, ELT Department, 01330 Balcalı-Sarıcam, Adana, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v0i0.1762

Keywords:

quality of education, international ELT conference, participants’ perspectives

Abstract

The quality of education has long been intriguing the researchers in recent years, and almost all countries in the world are on the lookout for new methods in order to continuously develop the quality. No matter how carefully they have developed their new curriculum, effective teaching depends on teachers’ knowledge, skills and professional development since teachers are at centre of the movement to achieve quality education. It is therefore essential that ELT researchers and teachers understand and share examples of practice in professional development (PD). They should have opportunity to modify their existing beliefs and develop their practices by gradually incorporating new ideas and ways of working. Academic conferences provide excellent opportunities for the participants to gather fresh insight into the world of education beyond their school walls. Thus, the aim of this study was find out the participants perspectives on the activities carried out during the conference. The results of the quantitative data revealed the overall description of the conference as a positive and encouraging conference, and the qualitative data supported this by providing the thoughts and feelings of the participants.

 

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  • Hasan Bedir, Assoc. Prof. Dr., University of Cukurova, Faculty of Education, ELT Department, 01330 Balcalı-Sarıcam, Adana, Turkey
    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Bedir is a graduate of ELT Department Faculty of Education, Cukurova University. He completed his MA and Ph.D at the same university. He is teaching Educational Research Methods, Teaching English to Young Learners and Material Evaluation and Development at undergraduate level, Critical Thinking in ELT at MA and Current Trends in Teacher Education at Ph.D.

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Published

2018-06-21

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Vol 4, No 9 (2018)

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