Project-based Online Collaboration for ELT Pre-service Teachers After COVID-19 Pandemic

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Işikligil N. C., Günay D.

Novitas-Royal, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.69-92, 2022 (Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Dergi Adı: Novitas-Royal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.69-92
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study highlights the implications, potentials, and challenges of an attempt to conduct the final project of a tertiary level course in a fully online learning environment following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study is to investigate the English language teaching (ELT) pre-service teachers’ (PST) (n=46) preferences of web 2.0 tools in an online group project and their perceptions of an online task-based project in order to better understand the affordances of distance learning and evaluate its learning outcomes for the given pedagogical context. An online survey and a reflection report were used to collect the data for this study in which the participants were asked to reflect on their live in-group experiences, the web tools they utilized, perceptions toward conducting a fully online project, and online group dynamics. The findings showed that doing a fully online collaborative project (OCP) had challenges, even though the benefits outweighed them. Besides, it was seen that giving the participants the opportunity to be autonomous throughout the project resulted in their use of various online applications and platforms that suited their needs.