TY - JOUR T1 - Distance English Language Teaching(DELT)Programme: A New Model for Turkey AU - Kose, Gul Durmusoglu AU - Canturk, Bahar AU - Ulsever, Seyda PY - 2002 DA - March JF - Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education JO - TOJDE PB - Anadolu University WT - DergiPark SN - 1302-6488 VL - 3 IS - 1 LA - en AB - This paper aims at introducing a new interactive distance education application model in English Teacher Education. There is an ever-increasing demand for English teaching and learning activities in Turkey, with the implementation of new eight-year compulsory primary education in 1998. Eight Yearly Development Plan (1999-2006) estimates the English teacher need of Turkey as approximately 60,000. In order to meet this demand Turkish Ministry of National Education (MNE) and Eskisehir Anadolu University signed a protocol in February 2000. Anadolu University is authorized to initiate a four-year Distance English Language Teacher Education Program. The program has accepted first group of students (2500) this academic year (2000-2001) according to the results of the University Entrance (ÖSS)- Foreign Language (English)Exam. KW - OEF KW - Anadolu University KW - Turkey KW - Distance Education KW - Language Teaching UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/tojde/article/176835 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/156600 ER -