<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Pre-service teacher training offers various opportunities for trainees to become aware of and understand the qualities of good teaching. Towards the end of their training they should be able to identify clearly the criteria for measuring their readiness for teaching profession as well as identify their own strong and weak areas.</p><p>The author of this article presents the results of the study where the aim was to focus on the trainees′ perception of themselves as English language teachers based on the criteria of the EPOSTL at the end of their training when trainees receive their diploma for teaching the English language.</p></abstract>

Pre-service teacher training offers various opportunities for trainees to become aware of and understand the qualities of good teaching. Towards the end of their training they should be able to identify clearly the criteria for measuring their readiness for teaching profession as well as identify their own strong and weak areas.The author of this article presents the results of the study where the aim was to focus on the trainees′ perception of themselves as English language teachers based on the criteria of the EPOSTL at the end of their training when trainees receive their diploma for teaching the English language.

The perception of readiness for teaching profession: a case of pre-service trainees

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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Pre-service teacher training offers various opportunities for trainees to become aware of and understand the qualities of good teaching. Towards the end of...

The perception of readiness for teaching profession: a case of pre-service trainees

Published Online: Jun 08, 2015

Page range: 32 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2015-0003

Keywords
self-efficacy, teacher beliefs, pre-service teacher training, self-perception, educational change

© Zuzana Straková

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The perception of readiness for teaching profession: a case of pre-service trainees

Published Online: Jun 08, 2015

Page range: 32 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2015-0003

Keywordsself-efficacy, teacher beliefs, pre-service teacher training, self-perception, educational change

© Zuzana Straková

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
self-efficacy, teacher beliefs, pre-service teacher training, self-perception, educational change