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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


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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

https://hrcak.srce.hr/193798

Publication date:

3.8.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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