Where Do the Problems in the Turkish Foreign Language Education Stem From?
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30 Mart 2020
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Bilim Eğitim Kültür Akademi Derneği
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Özet
Turkey has invested a lot in foreign language education; however, the expected goals are not likely to be acknowledged yet
especially in English as a foreign language (EFL) education. This paper aims at uncovering the factors causing inefficiency in the
Turkish foreign language education system and then offering suggestions to overcome stated problems. The paper points out
that the problems causing inefficiency in foreign language education mainly stem from adopted foreign language education
approach, foreign language education planning policy, teacher education/training system, adopted teaching materials, and
measurement and evaluation system. The paper concludes with a discussion about how to overcome these problems. It offers a
meaning-based foreign language education method trying to expose students to a massive number of comprehensive samples
of a target language. Naturally, such a shift in language education method, calls for materials and measurement evaluation
compatible with the method. As the teachers are one of the agents of the foreign language education process and any innovation
can only be realized with teachers, teacher training needs to be planned systematically as an ongoing event. Finally, all these
changes can only be potentially realized by the authorities who determine the foreign language policy by scientifically
exploiting data obtained through context and needs analysis.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Foreign language education, teacher training, ELT materials, language acquisition, language program development, foreign language education policy
Kaynak
International Journal of Languages’ Education and Teaching
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8
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1
Künye
Işık, A., & Işık, B. (2020). Where Do the Problems in the Turkish Foreign Language Education Stem From?. International Journal of Languages’ Education and Teaching, 8(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.29228/ijlet.36885
