LINGUIST List 15.79

Wed Jan 14 2004

Diss: Applied Ling: Ilin: 'A Model for Effective...'

Editor for this issue: Takako Matsui <takolinguistlist.org>

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1. guldenilin, A Model for Effective Supervision...

Institution: �ukurova University
Program: Department of English Language Teaching
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2003

Author: Gulden Ilin

Dissertation Title: A Model for Effective Supervision from the
Supervisor and the Student-teachers' Perspective: A Social
Constructivist Approach

Linguistic Field: Applied Linguistics

Subject Language: English (code: ENG), Turkish (code: TRK)

Dissertation Director 1: Fatma Ozden Ekmekci
Dissertation Director 2: Fehmi Can Sendan
Dissertation Director 3: Hulya Yumru

Dissertation Abstract:

This study was conducted in order to provide a general description of
how the supervisor teachers of the ELT Department of �ukurova
University perceive effective supervisory feedback, and how their
perceptions influence their practices as supervisors. The overriding
purpose is to find out whether feedback sessions lead to a change in
the student- teachers' perceptions both in the content and
structure. In order to achieve the aim of the study, supervisors'
perceptions of effective supervisory feedback were elicited. Their
feedback sessions were recorded and the supervisors were interviewed
to see whether and to what extent their perceptions influenced their
behaviours as supervisors. On the other hand, participating
student-teachers were observed during their practice sessions to find
out whether they planned their lessons according to the feedback that
they received. The data gathered from the student- teachers were
triangulated by interviews and their feedback forms.