Turkish EFL pre-service and in-service teachers’ views on professional development and related activities

Abstract

A large and growing body of literature has investigated the issue of teacher professional development in the EFL context. However, there have been relatively limited studies regarding the comparison of in-service and pre-service teachers' perceptions of professional development. is study, therefore, aims to present inservice and pre-service teachers' perceptions of some professional development activities and to investigate whether differences exist between these two groups regarding their attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions. e participants of the study consisted of six in-service and six pre-service EFL teachers from a state university in Turkey, all of whom participated in the study voluntarily. e participants were emailed and asked about their beliefs about the potential contribution, necessity, and future intention to use professional development activities. eir responses were analyzed by content analysis. e findings indicate that both groups of teachers think positively about professional development and professional development activities and are willing to pursue professional development.