Teaching research methods in foreign language teacher training: Results from expert interviews

Nurcihan Sönmez Genç

doi:10.30827/portalin.vi45.32732

Authors

Nurcihan Sönmez Genç Hacettepe University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6014-0086

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/portalin.vi45.32732

Keywords:

Foreign language didactics, German as a foreign language, research methods, teacher training, case study

Agencies: The work is part of an international research cooperation project of the author, which was financially supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Hacettepe University (project number: SUI-2023-20637).

Abstract

The university training departments for foreign language teachers are faced with the central task of training teachers who not only effectively use modern methods of foreign language teaching but are also able to empirically research problems that arise in their lessons and develop evidence-based solutions. In this context, the training of "research teachers" has established itself as an international educational goal. Against this background, a case study on teaching research methods in the context of foreign language didactics was carried out at the University of Vienna, which is considered one of the pioneers in the training of research teachers. The aim was to gain insights for the data-based development of effective teaching environments for teaching research methods in the context of postgraduate German as a foreign language teaching programs in Turkey. As part of the study, expert interviews were conducted with eight academics from foreign language didactics. The data collected were subjected to a content analysis evaluation using the MAXQDA software. The analysis results provide valuable impulses and practice-oriented suggestions that can be used as a reference source, especially for the effective teaching of research methods in foreign language teacher training.

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Author Biography

Nurcihan Sönmez Genç, Hacettepe University

Dr. Nurcihan Sönmez Genç has been an assistant professor of German as a foreign language at the Faculty of Education at Hacettepe University since 2022. Her research focuses on the didactics of German as a foreign language, teacher training, the systematic teaching of reading strategies and the promotion of academic writing. She was awarded the İhsan Doğramacı Prize for outstanding achievements and is active in national and international research projects.

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