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EFL Teachers' Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey

Year 2005, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 215 - 235, 01.10.2005

Okan Önalan

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This study aims to investigate Turkish teachers’ opinions and beliefs on the place of target cultural information in English language teaching, as well as their related practices and applications in EFL classrooms in Turkish higher education context. Particularly, it tries to explore three research questions: (a) How do Turkish teachers of English define culture? (b) What are the EFL teachers’ attitudes towards incorporating cultural information into their teaching? and (c) What role do they allocate to the culture of the target language in their classrooms? The study shows that teachers mostly define culture in the sociological sense, such as values and beliefs. Their definition of culture in the framework of ELT slightly shifts towards more visible culture, such as food and clothing. The study also reveals teachers’ positive attitudes towards incorporating cultural information in their instruction.

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Year 2005, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 215 - 235, 01.10.2005

Okan Önalan

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, üniversitelerde çalışan Türk İngilizce öğretmenlerinin İngiliz dili öğretiminde hedef kültür bilgilerinin yeri hakkındaki görüşlerini ve bu doğrultudaki sınıf içi uygulamalarını incelemektir. Bu araştırma şu üç soruya cevap aramaktadır: (a) Türk İngilizce öğretmenleri kültürü nasıl tanımlamaktadır? (b) Bu öğretmenlerin kültürel bilgilerin derslerde kullanılmasına karşı tutumları nelerdir? ve (c) Hedef dilin kültürüne derslerinde nasıl bir rol yüklemektedirler? Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, öğretmenler kültürü en çok sosyolojik açıdan tanımlamışlardır. İngiliz dili öğretimi bağlamındaki tanımları ise, yemekler ve giysiler gibi daha somut bir kültür kavramına doğru yönelmektedir. Ayrıca araştırma, kültürel öğeleri derslerinde kullanma konusunda, öğretmenlerin olumlu tutumlarını ortaya koymaktadır

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Kültür Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce öğretmen görüşleri Türk üniversiteleri Hazırlık Sınıfı akademik İngilizce

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Publication Date October 1, 2005
Published in Issue Year 2005 Volume: 1 Issue: 2

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APA Önalan, O. (2005). EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 1(2), 215-235.
AMA Önalan O. EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. October 2005;1(2):215-235.
Chicago Önalan, Okan. “EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 1, no. 2 (October 2005): 215-35.
EndNote Önalan O (October 1, 2005) EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 1 2 215–235.
IEEE O. Önalan, “EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey”, Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 215–235, 2005.
ISNAD Önalan, Okan. “EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 1/2 (October 2005), 215-235.
JAMA Önalan O. EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2005;1:215–235.
MLA Önalan, Okan. “EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey”. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 2005, pp. 215-3.
Vancouver Önalan O. EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the Place of Culture in ELT: A Survey Study at Four Univiersities in Ankara/Turkey. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. 2005;1(2):215-3.