THE PERCEIVED ROLE OF FUTURE ENGLISH TEACHERS: A CASE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAR

Svrha je ovoga rada istražiti kako budući nastavnici engleskoga jezika vide svoju ulogu pri podučavanju engleskoga kao stranoga jezika. Analizirali smo seminarske radove 20 studenata četvrte godine na Fakultetu filozofskih i humanističkih znanosti Sveučilišta u Mostaru i sugerirali kako oni vide svoju ulogu u nastavi – kao autoritet, pomagača ili kao kombinaciju prethodno navedenoga. Također izlažemo zanimljivu diskusiju iz perspektive suvremenih teorija o obrazovanju.The aim of this study is to examine how future English teachers perceive their role in the EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom. We have analyzed assumption papers written by 20 seniors at the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities of the University of Mostar and have made suggestions as to how they see their role in the teaching process as authoritative, facilitative or as a combination of the two. We also offer interesting discussion in the light of the modern education theory