CHALLENGES OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS DURING TEACHING PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

This present study was conducted to explore pre-service teachers’ experience in teaching practice from a private university in Selangor. Information was gathered from five 8th semester pre-service teachers undergoing their Bachelor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language on their experience of teaching practice. This qualitative study employed a semi structured interview for the data collection. The interview was audiotaped and transcribed. The transcribed audiotaped interview was analysed to identify the challenges faced by the pre-service teachers during the teaching practice. Also, this study investigated some possible ways that can be used by preservice teachers to overcome the challenges during teaching practice. The findings revealed that teaching methods, communication and the students’ behaviour were amongst the challenges that they faced. As a result, to overcome these challenges, having effective teaching methods and communication were suggested by the preservice teachers. 

Keywords: pre-service teachers, ESOL, teaching practice