This study focuses on pedagogical implications and evaluation of listening skills in an English as a Foreign Language context. In this sense, this study aims to investigate i) whether listening skills are considered as important as the other receptive and productive skills, ii) EFL teachers' perspectives on motivation levels of learners towards…

As a 'newcomer' to the teacher psychology literature, the term 'teacher immunity' refers to the psychological protective system of teachers. It offers a novel conceptualization of self-constructed protective mechanisms and adaptive or maladaptive immunity development of teachers or pre-service teachers. The term 'teacher commitment' refers to the…

This study investigates EFL instructors' classroom interactional competence (CIC) when they teach via synchronous video conferencing to see if they perceive any differences in their CIC displays in face-to-face settings versus synchronous online teaching. The participants consisted of 16 EFL instructors from two different state universities in…

This paper presents a qualitative multiple case study on the professional identity development of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers working at rural schools. The participants of the study as individual cases were five middle school teachers from four different geographical regions of Turkey. The research foci of the study were: (1)…

This study aims to present the washback effect of the undergraduate English placement examination in Turkiye on teachers who are considered one of the highest stakeholders of the test. The data were collected through questionnaires from 110 participants and follow-up face-to-face interviews with 24 English language teachers having teaching…

The purpose of the present study is to explore the mindset of successful and underachieving EFL learners at a school of foreign languages in a state university through stakeholders' perceptions. The study adopted a phenomenological design. Data were collected through interviews conducted with 16 participants, comprising four successful students,…

The Higher Council of Education in Turkey (CoHE) has mandated the inclusion of a course titled 'Foreign Language Teaching in Primary Schools' in the curriculum of classroom teacher education in 2018. Although there are some attempts to release coursebooks based on the predetermined curriculum for that course, these attempts and the curriculum are…

There is a change in the status of English from a foreign language to a common language of communication among people with different mother languages. While the new profile of English as a lingua franca (ELF) has important implications for language teaching, it is not yet clear how far language teachers in different learning contexts have embraced…

This study investigates the influence of the pre-2018 English Language Teacher Education (ELTE) program outcomes in the attainment of the generic competencies for teaching profession with a specific focus on professional skills. It collects the views of EFL teacher trainers and trainees to evaluate the extent to which these competencies have been…

In successful education systems, teachers' professional performance plays a great role. Moreover, the quality of teaching is closely related to teachers' perceptions of their profession. In this respect, this study aims to present a comprehensive picture of English teachers' perceptions of their profession, their perceived self-value, their…

The purpose of the present study was to investigate K-12 EFL teachers' perspectives and knowledge on the use and effectiveness of drama to develop students' speaking skills. To achieve this purpose, 42 EFL teachers from different state secondary schools of a city located in the west part of Turkey participated in this study. The questionnaire…

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the active learning approach on student achievement in the learning outcomes of the 'My Town' unit in the fifth-grade English course in a secondary school. The research was organized according to a quasi-experimental design with experimental and control groups. The experimental (n=34) and the…

Instructional quality among English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers requires the identification and assessment of professional standards for the field. Although Quality Assurance, Outcomes Assessment and Accreditation may be understood within language teacher education programs, successful and sustained implementation of quality improvement…

This paper reports on a study of prospective English language teachers' perceptions concerning teaching behaviors and attitudes that contribute to effective foreign language teaching and learning. It was designed to identify teacher effectiveness factors according to the perceptions of prospective English language teachers at a university in…

A growing number of researchers have been exploring the cognitions of second language teachers (L2) in a wide scope. The purpose of this study is to investigate English language teachers' L2 pronunciation cognitions and their classroom practices. The sample consists of 164 English teachers and academics in English language and language education.…