International Conference 2019
Featured Session
Positive Psychology, Positive Discipline: Blending Disciplines in ELT Classroom Management
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Classroom management systems are the processes adopted by teachers and school managers to maintain appropriate behavior. However, the variety of classroom management systems sometimes causes confusion between positive discipline and classroom management. Positive discipline encourages students to focus on self-discipline, responsibility, cooperation, and problem solving skills.
Blending positive psychology into ELT classes will create positive behavior towards language learning and will end up with the creation of positive student identities. However, despite the fact that effective classroom management results in positive outcomes, teachers report a lack of support in implementing classroom management strategies.
This paper presents teachers’ (N = 105) beliefs and attitudes towards positive discipline for better classroom management. Subject teachers are chosen randomly from kindergarten to upper secondary schools with the maximum diversity sampling method. A questionnaire designed by the presenter and validated by field experts was used to collect the data. It is an ongoing project, and the results will be given during the presentation.
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Invited Second Session
Teacher Education and Training Policy for the Development of Teacher Identity
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English teacher education programs as a source of knowledge and skills aim to prepare students for their future profession but not in professionalism. While student teachers are navigating their way towards professionalism, they need to shift identities from student to novice teacher, which is not an easy process, and they need support. Shanahan, Meehan, and Moggie (1994) define professionalism as “the process of using education and certification to enhance the quality of performance of those within an occupational field.” Foreign language teacher education needs to lessen the discrepancy between personal knowledge and social reality, the teacher agencies outside. TEFL programs in Turkey and elsewhere equip student teachers with theoretical knowledge that is not helpful in the quest of teacher identity. This presentation will discuss the pros and cons of TEFL programs with examples of student teacher performances.
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Biographical Sketch
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Birsen Tütünis is a professor currently teaching at Istanbul Kultur University in Turkey. She has received her PhD from the University of Sussex, UK. She has worked at several universities in Turkey holding positions as English instructor, senior lecturer, and administrator. She has conducted research on a variety of topics, including computer-assisted language learning, language learning styles and strategies, and teacher education. Her recent interest lies on blended teaching and learning. She has written articles and books on different issues related to TEFL. She has been awarded the Istanbul Kultur University Scientific Award (2018). The latest book she contributed to, Learning Strategy Instruction in the Language Classroom, was published in May 2019. She has been invited as a keynote speaker to international conferences like NTELT, ICRE, LIF, BETA-IATEFL,and ALLT-Konin.
Prof. Tutunis has been the coordinator of the IATEFL Teacher Training and Education SIG (TTEd SIG) for several years and is currently the SIG’s events coordinator. She is also on the editorial board of the ELT Research Journal.
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Birsen Tütünis Media Online
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Video Presentation: What Is It Like to Be an English Teacher?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1JdIG6JL8&t=1383s
Research by Dr. Birsen Tutunis (ResearchGate)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Birsen_Tutunis
Birsen Tutunis's participation in the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference is made possible through Korea TESOL's working relationship with IATEFL's Teacher Training and Education SIG (TTEd-SIG).
