ISSN 2348-3156 (Print) International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research ISSN 2348-3164 (online) Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp: (270-275), Month: July - September 2022, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
ENGLISH TEACHING OBSTACLES IN TURKEY: EFL TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES Tsuaibatul ASLAMIYAH T.C. ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6973738
Published Date: 08-August-2022
Abstract: Bu çalışma, EFL (Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce) öğretmenlerinin Türkçe öğretiminde karşılaştıkları engelleri ortaya koymayı, sorunları incelemeyi ve çözüm önerileri getirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu makale, aynı araştırmacı tarafından yazılan “Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce (EFL) Öğretmeninin Bakış Açısı: Türkiye'de Öğretmenlik” tezinin bir bölümüdür. Çalışmanın katılımcıları farklı milletlere mensup, Türkiye'de İstanbul’da İngilizce öğreten dört yabancı İngilizce öğretmenidir. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacı tarafından katılımcılardan açık uçlu yanıtlarla hazırlanan soruların olduğu nitel bir yöntem kullanılmıştır. Çalışma, Türk okullarında bulunan önemli engeller olarak öğrencilere verilen uygun olmayan öğretim materyallerini, işbirliği yapmayan okul yönetimlerini ve öğrencilerin uygunsuz davranışlarını tespit etmiştir. Anahtar Sözcükler: İngilizce öğretmenleri, öğretim engelleri, Türk öğrenciler, Çözüm önerisi. This study aims to present obstacles faced by EFL (English as Foreign Language) teachers in teaching Turkish students, examining the problems, and putting forward solutions. This article is a partial chapter of the thesis “English as A Foreign Language (EFL) teacher’s perspective: Teaching in Turkey” written by the same researcher. The study participants are four foreign EFL teachers who are from different nationalities but were teaching English in Istanbul, Turkey. The data collection was done using a qualitative method where the instruments were questions prepared by the researcher with open-ended answers from the participants. The study concluded that major obstacles found in Turkish schools are caused by unfit teaching material given to students, uncooperative school administrations, and students misbehaving. Keywords: EFL teachers, teaching obstacles, Turkish students, Solution suggestion.
1. INTRODUCTION “Teaching is the highest form of understanding” - Aristotle. The introduction of English language teaching into Turkish education has been going on for some time despite its limitation on the teachers and students. The study of English is starting from the kindergarten level to the university level (Cangil, 2004). English is an obligatory lesson from the beginning years of primary to undergraduate. The students are taught English almost every day throughout the years but unfortunately, does not help them to be fluent in English language skills. Although English is the second most favored language to study in Turkey, it is still dubious. English does not seem to be getting
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