Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v19i0.2624
Team Teaching in EFL: Austrian Example and Croatian Students’ Viewsje
Kristina Pokasić
; Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb
Kristina Cergol Kovačević
; Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to present team teaching (TT) as a form of instruction recommended for use in the English language classrooms in Croatia and to investigate attitudes of future English language teachers towards TT. We combined two types of data collection techniques. First, we used a questionnaire to investigate the opinions of Austrian (N=33) and Croatian (N=30) students, future English language teachers, on TT. The Austrian participants had rather extensive experience with TT, while the Croatian participants had much less or no experience with TT as it is described in this paper. Second, a semi-structured interview was carried out with an Austrian TT expert enquiring about various aspects of TT.
The results confirmed very positive attitudes of both Austrian and Croatian future English language teachers towards TT. The participants pointed out some benefits of TT for teachers and pupils; they thought that, as future English teachers, they already possessed most of the necessary competences for TT and stated that TT should be regularly used in formal education. As a conclusion, we suggest that TT be (more) used in the English language classroom in Croatia.
Keywords
Austria; Croatia; English language; future teachers
Hrčak ID:
193798
URI
Publication date:
3.8.2017.
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