The reasons behind English Language instructors’ quitting their MA studies
The aim of the study was to gain insight into the English language teachers who quitted their MA studies through one research question that asked the reasons that led the teachers to quit their MA. Three English language instructors participated in this purely qualitative study. I collected the data...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Literacy Trek
2018-06-01
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Series: | Literacy Trek |
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Online Access: | http://dergipark.gov.tr/literacytrek/issue/38066/412720 |
Summary: | The aim of the study was to gain insight into the English language teachers who quitted their MA studies through one research question that asked the reasons that led the teachers to quit their MA. Three English language instructors participated in this purely qualitative study. I collected the data through semi-structured interviews and graphic elicitation tasks. The results showed that there were a few reasons for their decision to quit, the most important one being the lack of motivation. Implications were discussed in the paper. |
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ISSN: | 2602-3768 |