The Effect of English Education with Digital Stories on Self-Efficacy, Achievement, and Opinions of Foreign National Teacher Candidates

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effects of digital story education developed for foreign language teaching on the self-efficacy and achievement of foreign teacher candidates and to reveal digital story education experiences. A mixed design was adopted. The study group consisted of 30 foreign teacher candidates. Digital story education was developed for the foreign language I and II. Digital story education was applied online for ten weeks in the form of a two-hour lesson. The data of the study were collected through the Self-Efficacy Scale for the English Language, the English Language Achievement Test for Teacher Candidates, and the English Language Teaching Interview Questions with Digital Stories. It has been determined that English education with digital stories increases the self-efficacy and achievement of teacher candidates after the education compared to before the education. In addition, it was determined that the teacher candidates who received English education with digital stories increased their awareness about digital stories; they described the education as fun, economical and instructive, and stated that they had a positive opinion in general. As a result, it is recommended to prefer English education with digital stories when it is desired to improve self-efficacy, achievement, and digital story experiences.