Turkish EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of English as a Lingua Franca

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the perceptions of; (1) Turkish EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers about ELF, (2) Turkish EFL teachers and teacher educators about the role of ELF on language teacher education. Data came from a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. A hundred Turkish EFL teachers working at two universities in Istanbul responded to the questionnaire. Ten randomly selected EFL teachers and 10 teacher educators working in language teacher education departments of two universities were interviewed to elicit their views about the role of ELF in language teacher education. Findings of the study revealed a number of important results and implications for the field

Keywords

• English as a Lingua Franca
• teacher education
• EFL teachers’ perceptions

İngilizce’yi Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğreten Türk Öğretmenlerin Ortak Dil olarak İngilizce Hakkındaki Algıları

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı (1) İngilizce’yi yabancı dil olarak öğreten Türk öğretmenlerin Ortak Dil olarak İngilizce hakkındaki algılarını ve (2) bu öğretmenlerle öğretmen eğiticilerinin İngilizce’nin ortak dil olarak kullanılmasının öğretmen eğitimi üzerindeki rolünün araştırılmasıdır. Veriler anket ve yarıyapılandırılmış görüşmelerden sağlanmıştır. İstanbulda iki üniversitede çalışan 100 öğretmen anketi yanıtlamıştır. Bu katılımcılar arasından rastgele seçilen 10 öğretmen ve iki üniversitenin dil öğretmen eğitimi bölümlerinde çalışan rastgele seçilmiş 10 öğretmen eğitici ile görüşme yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda alan için önemli bulgular elde edilmiştir

Keywords

• Ortak dil olarak İngilizce
• öğretmen eğitimi
• İngilizce’yi yabancı dil olarak öğreten öğretmenlerin görüşler

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27. PERCEPTIONS OF INSTRUCTORS WORKING AT UNIVERSITIES WITH ENGLISH MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION ABOUT ENGLISH AS LINGUA FRANCA (ELF) Gender F M Age a. 21-25