YALÇIN ARSLAN, Fadime Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , CİNKARA, Emrah Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , BAĞÇECİ, Birsen Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , KERVANCIOĞLU, Şule Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Yabanci Diller Yüksekokulu (YDYO), Turkey

MENTORING AS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FOR EFL TEACHERS: A CASE OF A TERTIARY LEVEL ENGLISH PREPARATORY PROGRAM

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Mentorship has been described as a process during which a more experienced and knowledgeable person provides support, encourages learning and reflection with another less experienced and knowledgeable person in order to help that person’s professional development. In this study, we designed a mentorship programme in which 50 EFL instructors at Gaziantep University School of Foreign Languages participated on voluntary basis. 10 participants were selected as mentors and the rest were mentees. Data collected through a custom questionnaire, and interviews with 5 participants. The results suggested a positive impact of the program on not only the mentees, but also the mentors and the institution. The programme was found to be efficient in terms of providing support and role modelling as well as finding solutions to their immediate problems. Therefore, it is assumed that such programs could be of high benefit for preparation schools at tertiary level where continuous development and supervision is required.

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Language Teaching , Professional Development , Mentorship

Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences

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