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Student-teachers' attitudes and perspectives on their preparedness for the teaching profession

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SuzanaTea NikodinovskaGavrilović -Smolić, BancotovskaDijana Posedi

PedagogicalUniversity facultyof St.Zagreb, KlimentFaculty Onridskiof Skopje,Teacher R. MacedoniaEducation

suzi.niko.bancot@gmail.comtea.gavrilovicsmolic@ufzg.hr

Education for personal and professional development

Number of the paper: 5152  

Abstract

Teachers’Teaching professionalpractice courses, which provide student-teachers with the opportunities to apply their theoretical knowledge of teaching methodology to practice, represent a vital component of teacher training programs. In a fast-paced changing environment of today’s world, teachers are faced with various challenges of adapting their teaching practices to meet the needs of the learners. The methodology courses are expected to provide future teachers with specific competences representwhich will prepare and enable them to cope with the basis and essencedemands of the teaching profession.

Teachers'

The competences are extremely important for constant didactic-methodical enrichment with new and modified work strategies, adapted to the demands and needsauthors of the modern student.

In this work, we study competencesaim asto professionalgain insight into the attitudes and pedagogical.perspectives Theon subjectthe preparedness and purposereadiness of this research is to examine students' opinions and views aboutfor the taxonomyteaching and meaningprofession of the professionalstudent-teachers at the end of their final year of studies. The acquisition and development of key competences and skills related to teaching young learners are also explored, as well as specific areas of teachers. The following research methods were used in the study:teaching theoretical-analyticalprofession methodwhich andstudent-teachers analytical-descriptivefind method.most challenging.

The researchparticipants was carried out usingof the followingstudy researchare techniques:fifth-year studentstudents surveying,of a university study program for primary teacher education with the researchEnglish instrumentlanguage. readyTo forcollect that purpose: Student Survey Paper. The research sample consisted of students fromdata, the thirdparticipants andwill fourthbe yearrequested to complete online questionnaires which will be administered at the Pedagogical Faculty “St. Climent Ohridski” in Skopje.

This work emphasizes the importance of teacher competences, from the view of students – future teachers. From the analysisend of the results,summer we note that students in their proposals and opinions emphasize the proper work of teachers as the foundation for demonstrating competences. The role of university professors in introducing students to the taxonomy of teachers' competences is also emphasized. 

As a result of this work, we propose appropriate changes that will focus on: constant revision of curriculum position; raising the quality of working conditions in both our faculty and primary schools - from basic conditions to equipment with modern educational technology; greater efficiency in the implementation of pedagogical practice; systematic evaluationsemester of the work2023/2024 academic year. The results will be analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. 

The research should provide insight into the efficacy of the studentteaching practice courses, as well as potentially reveal the areas within pre-service teacher education where enhancement is needed to provide the future teacher,teachers whichwith willadequate resultgroundwork infor the risechallenges of the teacher's21st statuscentury inlanguage society.classroom.

Key words

changes;English pedagogical;teaching; taxonomy;teacher education; teaching competences; teaching profession; young learners