The Inclusion of the Excluded Sociopolitical and Linguistic Issues into EFL Curriculum in Turkey: A Critical Pedagogical Perspective

Autor/in	Ordem, Eser
Titel	The Inclusion of the Excluded Sociopolitical and Linguistic Issues into EFL Curriculum in Turkey: A Critical Pedagogical Perspective
Quelle	In: Educational Forum, 87 (2023) 1, S.33-46 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ordem, Eser)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1725
DOI	10.1080/00131725.2022.2053020
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Social Problems; Political Attitudes; Colonialism; Critical Theory; Teaching Methods; Textbooks; Content Analysis; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Majors (Students); Translation; Student Attitudes; Multilingualism; Language of Instruction; Cultural Awareness; African Languages; Indo European Languages; Stranger Reactions; Racism; Racial Segregation; History; Social Change; Civil Rights; Social Differences; Crime; Language Planning; South Africa; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Kolonialismus; Kritische Theorie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Inhaltsanalyse; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Indoeuropäisch; Fremdenprüfung; Rassismus; Rassentrennung; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Sozialer Wandel; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Sozialer Unterschied; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Sprachwechsel; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Türkei
Abstract	This study aims to apply critical pedagogy and a participatory approach by including an excluded context, the South African culture, into the curriculum of foreign language classes (EFL) in Turkey because the South African context (SA) has been ignored and excluded from the curriculum of global textbooks and EFL in Turkey. This comparative educational and cultural study is based on a descriptive single case study and critical reflection in a contextualized manner. 15 undergraduates majoring in translation and interpreting in a Turkish university were involved in the study. An open-ended questionnaire of 10 questions was used to elicit their views. The questions involved topics regarding social, political and linguistic contexts. The findings show that the participants were hardly aware of these excluded socio-political issues in the SA context in the curriculum and developed a pessimistic perspective toward the solution of some socio-political and linguistic problems in both contexts because of their historical background with colonialism and nation-state ideology. While they believed that the sociopolitical and linguistic issues in SA could be included into the curriculum, the inclusion of the same issues in Turkey into the EFL curriculum seemed unlikely for them because of the oppressive political atmosphere that has engulfed Turkey for a long time. This study can be used as an example in that it can contribute to the inclusion of the excluded cultures with their socio-political issues into the curriculum by using critical pedagogy. (As Provided).
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