Development of a pronunciation teaching perception scale (PTPS) for preservice English language teachers

Abstract

The aim of this present research was to develop a valid and reliable scale to determine preservice teachers' perceptions regarding pronunciation teaching. The research sample consisted of 174 preservice teachers in their fourth year studying in English Language Teaching (ELT) departments in eight different universities in North Cyprus in 2021–2022 the academic year. The data collected within the scope of this study were analyzed through SPSS (ver.24) and SPSS Amos software (ver.24) programs to create a valid and reliable measurement tool for the ELT field. The conducted Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed that the scale consisted of 5 factors and 19 items. Moreover, the Confirmatory Factor Analysis results confirmed the five-factor structure. All the dimensions and the overall scale proved to be highly reliable and fit to be applied in the identification of ELT preservice teachers' pronunciation teaching perceptions. Finally, it is hoped that this new scale will help researchers to investigate pronunciation teaching perceptions in various contexts more reliably.