Post-Pandemic Teacher Education: Opinions of English Teacher Educators on Hybrid System

Dündar, Esin

The wave of change in the educational landscape started with Emergency Remote Teaching due to the pandemic and was followed by the hybrid system adopted in higher education institutions. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the effects of the hybrid system on English teacher education and get the reflections of English teacher educators regarding its post-effects on teacher candidates. To this end, 18 English teacher educators from 10 different state universities were reached to evaluate postpandemic teacher education. Adopting a qualitative research design, the participants were asked to complete a survey that included nine questions about different learner types that emerged due to online instruction, the effects of the hybrid system on teacher educators and teacher candidates, an...