DO EFL TEACHING AND MONITORING PRACTICES MATCH THE CURRICULAR PRINCIPLES? INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELT CURRICULUM IN THE 2ND GRADES
Abstract
The implementation of macro-level language education policies in the field of teaching English to young learners (TEYL) plays a decisive role in designing and administering micro-level instructional practices. Bearing this in mind, the present study aims to describe English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching and monitoring practices in the 2nd grade, which is the starting level for English learning at state primary schools in Turkey. Following that, it attempts to display the match between EFL practices and the English language teaching (ELT) curriculum. To achieve these aims, qualitative data were collected from 13 EFL teachers through open-ended written surveys. Overall, the findings point out that the 2nd grade TEYL practices largely reflect the curricular underpinnings in terms of teaching and monitoring methodology, language skills and materials; however, there are slight mismatches in some issues such as teaching literacy skills, error correction and the implementation of projects. In line with these findings, this research elaborates on the importance of TEYL course content and principles in pre-service language teacher education. Also, it draws attention to teacher training on language assessment within the framework of continuing professional development.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Fatıma Nur Fişne
This is me
0000-0001-9224-2485
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 6, 2020
Submission Date
June 18, 2019
Acceptance Date
February 19, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 20 Number: 1