Open AccessA Qualitative Research on Portfolio Keeping in English as a Foreign Language Writing
Author(s) -
Selami Aydın
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1161
Subject(s) - portfolio , mathematics education , foreign language , psychology , english as a foreign language , qualitative research , data collection , sample (material) , english language , pedagogy , qualitative property , computer science , sociology , business , social science , chemistry , finance , chromatography , machine learning
Little attention has been paid to the problems about portfolio keeping in English as a foreign language (EFL) writing, while the existing literature mostly focuses on the effects of portfolios on writing skills of learners, rather than those of teachers or pre-service teachers. This study aims to investigate the problems encountered and contributions of portfolios to the language skills of EFL pre-service teachers. The sample group consists of 39 pre-service teachers; a background questionnaire, interviews, a survey, and essays were used for data collection. The results indicate that portfolios significantly contribute to the writing skills, and that there exist potential problems. It was concluded that teachers and teacher trainers should use portfolio as a learning tool after solving the problems.