A technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) sssessment of pre-service EFL teachers learning to teach English as a foreign language

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Please fill up the following information accurately. (Please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. A technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) sssessment of pre-service EFL teachers learning to teach English as a foreign language The aim of the present paper is to measure the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) of pre-service EFL teachers learning to teach English as a foreign language (EFL). In order to collect data, a survey, designed and validated by Baser et al. (2016), was used. The survey consists of five sections which are technological knowledge (TK), content knowledge (CK), pedagogical knowledge (PK), pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and a fifth section that combines technological content knowledge (TCK), technological pedagogical knowledge (TPK), and TPACK items. This survey intends to assess pre-service EFL teachers’ competencies in pedagogies and technologies. The present study is quantitative in nature. The participants of the study are 77 pre-service EFL teachers. The results indicate that pre-service EFL teachers have a satisfactory level of competence in technological pedagogical content knowledge; yet, there are also some areas in which they need development. Information about Author(s)* Author 1 Author (Last name, First name) Saricoban, Arif Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address saricobanarif@gmail.com Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Write only one corresponding author. Author 2 Author (Last name, First name) Tosuncuoglu, Irfan Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address irtosun@yahoo.com Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Author 3 Author (Last name, First name) Kirmizi, Ozkan Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address ozkankirmizi@gmail.com Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Author 4 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No)