Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of Turkish teacher candidates for impromptu speech through metaphors. In the study carried out with the phenomenology method, the Impromptu Speaking Opinion Form was developed by the researchers in order to determine the perceptions of the teacher candidates, the opinions of three experts in the field related to the form were taken and the form was finalized. The sample of the study was created with the appropriate sampling method. Thirty teacher candidates, who were educated and currently studying at Hacettepe University, Gazi University and Ondokuz Mayıs University, participated in the study voluntarily. The data of the study were collected by the questionnaire method, and the collected data were analyzed using the content analysis method. As a result of the study, it was determined that 50% of the teacher candidates produced metaphors reflecting anxiety about impromptu speech. Other items in the form were analyzed in order to understand the reasons for the feelings participants felt about impromptu speech. It was determined that the reasons for the anxiety of the participants were inability to plan a speech, to organize thoughts and to control the speaking process. It was understood that the pre-service teachers were aware of the pedagogical importance of impromptu speech and were willing to teach their students unprepared speaking. At the end of the study, some suggestions were made for the speaking education process.