‫التربية‬ ‫كلية‬ ‫مجلة‬-‫جامعة‬ ‫العريش‬ 12 mechanics of writing and editing. Findings also indicate that the respondents' answers to the measurement items show their positive attitudes towards the use of the SCAMPER Model on developing their essay writing skills.

his qualitative study aims to explore the perceptions of Saudi EFL female studentteachers of the main components of their teaching practicum namely; cooperating teachers, university supervisors, host schools and the teaching practicum itself. A total of 44 Saudi female student-teachers voluntarily participated in the study after completing their field training of their teaching practicum in government schools in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, KSA, the academic year 2017-2018. Data were collected by means of a 60-item Likert-type questionnaire, divided into 4 categories namely; cooperating teachers, university supervisors, host schools & the teaching practicum itself. Each category included 15 items. The results showed that the student-teachers had positive perceptions of all the components of their teaching practicum. In addition, the participants expressed their appreciation and satisfaction to the whole teaching practicum program in general. Besides, results indicate that cooperating teachers and university supervisors had positive roles in guiding the student teachers toward developing their teaching skills, performance and understanding of their practicum. Finally, it was found out that the constructive feedback provided by university supervisors & cooperating teachers has a positive impact on the student-teachers' teaching performance.

This descriptive qualitative research aimed at investigating preservice EFL teachers' perceptions of using online learning during COVID-19 pandemic era. For the purpose of the research, two instruments were used; a 48-item-questionnaire and open-ended interviews with the aim of investigating and collecting data related to the participants' use of online learning. The participants were 101 preservice EFL teachers who were enrolled in the fourth year English Department at the Faculty of Education, Arish University during the first semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. The results of the research revealed that the top five advantages of using online learning were (1) saving time and effort, (2)using preferred technological devices, (3) sharing documents and resources quickly and easily, (4) accessing resources and references easily and ( 5) acquiring new experiences and technological skills. On the contrary, the top five challenges of using online learning were)1) having a weak internet network, (2) the lack of suitable devices, (3) poor electricity connection that hinders online learning,(4) difficulty in fully understanding all subjects within online learning, and ( 5) suffering from isolation and depression across online learning. Finally, open-ended interviews revealed more benefits and challenges of using online learning that were not included in the questionnaire and hence, suggestions for better use of online learning were provided and suggestions for further research were proposed.