Teaching English in Turkey: Dialogues with Teachers about the Challenges in Public Primary Schools

Autor/in	Kizildag, Ayse
Titel	Teaching English in Turkey: Dialogues with Teachers about the Challenges in Public Primary Schools
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 1 (2009) 3, S.188-201 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English Curriculum; English Instruction; English (Second Language); Elementary Education; English Language Learners; Public Schools; Semi Structured Interviews; Institutional Characteristics; Teaching Experience; Instructional Effectiveness; Sociocultural Patterns; Economic Factors; Demography; Educational Resources; School Support; Faculty Development; Teaching Load; Class Size; Curriculum Implementation; Behavioral Objectives; Supplementary Reading Materials; Student Placement; Test Content; Performance Factors; Teacher Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Elementarunterricht; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Unterrichtserfolg; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Ökonomischer Faktor; Demografie; Bildungsmittel; Schulförderverein; Lehrdeputat; Klassengröße; Reading materials; Lesekartei; Schülerpraktikum; Testaufgabe; Leistungsindikator; Lehrerverhalten; Türkei
Abstract	Teaching English in Turkey has its own potential problems due to the lack of authentic language input. Turkey is a foreign language context. This hinders learners in their mastering English in a short time. Moreover, other problems caused by poor instructional planning contribute to this process negatively. With these potential hindrances, the present study aims to seek what other challenges incapacitate primary schools for teaching/learning of English. Conducted with 20 primary school teachers working at public schools in Turkey, data were collected using a semi-structured interview. Results show that poor institutional planning is the main cause of challenges experienced by English language teachers. Besides this, instructional and socio-cultural/economic problems are the other challenges for teaching English. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: http://www.iejee.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01