Description

• Title:
  Exploring teacher competencies in early language education: Perspective of MA pedagogy students
• Creator:
  Szuchalska, Anna
• Description:
  The article aims at exploring students’ perceptions of the significance of particular teachers’ competencies in early language education. In the first part, a literature review synthesizing diverse definitions of teacher competencies based on varied criteria is presented. The second part depicts the results of a quantitative study involving a survey undertaken at the University of Bialystok, with 54 fourth-year pedagogy students majoring in early education participating. The survey instrument comprised closed-ended questions categorized into six competencies. The findings revealed that, among psychological and pedagogical competencies, skills and knowledge in fostering student motivation were deemed vital (59.3%). Educational competencies highlighted the significance of teacher’s empathy, enthusiasm, and optimism (68.5%), while substantive competencies emphasized the importance of using the foreign language during lessons (63%). Intercultural competencies highlighted the importance of teacher’s tolerance and openness (65%), and methodological and didactic competencies identified knowledge and skills in the concept of early school foreign language teaching as critical (53.7%). Among diagnostic competencies, the ability to interpret and evaluate lessons, observe and assess student involvement in linguistic activities, and recognize and understand errors were equally important (51.9%). The research outcomes offer valuable insights into the perspectives of MA pedagogy students, shedding light on the competencies they deem essential for effective early language education.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 Anna Szuchalska
• Date:
  2025.03.31
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Neofilolog; Nr. 64/1 (2025): Early language learning: global and local perspectives; 45-65;
  Neofilolog; No. 64/1 (2025): Early language learning: global and local perspectives; 45-65;
  Neofilolog; No 64/1 (2025): Early language learning: global and local perspectives; 45-65;
  Neofilolog; Nr 64/1 (2025): Early language learning: global and local perspectives; 45-65;
  2545-3971;
  1429-2173
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/n/article/view/44156/38334
• Subject:
  teacher competencies;
  early language education;
  quantitative study;
  survey;
  teacher competencies, early language education, quantitative study, survey, MA pedagogy students;
  kompetencje nauczyciela;
  wczesne nauczanie języków obcych;
  badanie ilościowe;
  badanie sondażowe;
  studenci pedagogiki
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/n/article/view/44156
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text