ERIC Number: EJ1167311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Teacher Educators' Evaluation of the English Language Teaching Program: A Turkish Case
Yavuz, Aysun; Zehir Topkaya, Ece
Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), v7 n1 p64-83 2013
This study explored the perceptions of teacher educators regarding the changes in the English Language Teacher Education Program introduced by the Turkish Higher Education Council (HEC) in 2006. Employing a qualitative design, open-ended questionnaires were administered to 18 lecturers working at five different state universities. The analysis of the data yielded that while teacher educators found some of the changes appropriate, such as the addition of some courses, they raised far more serious concerns with the new program regarding the sequence, content, structure, procedure and removal of courses. In addition, the top-down and centralized program restructuring movement, disregarding the opinions, experiences and the practices of the end users of the program, such as teacher educators, teachers and teacher trainees, was also criticized heavily by the participants.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Program Evaluation, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change, Qualitative Research, Questionnaires, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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