Preparation of teachers of EAL in Turkey: Research, policy, curriculum, and practice.

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2021-09-01

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Eröz Tuğa, Betil
Kayı-Aydar, Hayriye

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The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the current status of English and English language teacher preparation in Turkey. More specifically, drawing upon the relevant policy documents, publicly available government and institutional data and scholarly literature, the chapter aims to accomplish three related goals: (1) to describe the status of English in Turkey from a sociopolitical perspective; (2) to describe English language learning and teaching policies in relation to the educational system from a sociohistorical perspective; and (3) to provide an overview of pre-service English language teacher preparation in the country through a review and discussion of centralized curriculum changes and their implications, as well as in-service training practices and opportunities for teachers in primary and secondary public schools. We conclude our chapter by challenging and reconceptualizing the status of English and English language teaching in Turkey, providing insights and implications for quality assurance and discussing directions regarding the future of English teacher education programs.

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Department of Foreign Language Education, Book / Book chapter