TY - JOUR T1 - Turkish EFL Teachers’ and Administrators’ Perceptions of Short Teacher Training Courses: The Case of CELTA TT - of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) in the Turkish AU - Gülcan, Mine AU - Kesli Dollar, Yesim PY - 2016 DA - May DO - 10.32959/tojelt.229322 JF - Turkish Online Journal of English Language Teaching JO - TOJELT PB - Ahmet Selçuk AKDEMİR WT - DergiPark SN - 2458-9918 SP - 85 EP - 100 VL - 1 IS - 2 LA - en AB - The purpose of this study was to investigate the applicability of Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) in the Turkish context and the necessity for Turkish teachers to obtain it. For this qualitative study, the data was collected by means of three tools: A CELTA survey, semi-structured interviews with teachers and the administrators and classroom observations in order to validate the data. The findings suggest that teachers are glad to take it; they admit that it contributed to them in many ways. However, they agree that it is nearly impossible to apply all the CELTA techniques in their classrooms. From the employers’ perspectives, it can be inferred that CELTA is an efficient tool for professional development,but it is not must. KW - Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages CR - Bal, S. M. (2006). Teachers’ perceptions of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in Turkish EFL setting theory vs. practices (Master’s Thesis). Retrieved from http://library.cu.edu.tr/tezler/6326.pdf CR - Bogdan, R. C. & Biklen., SK (2003). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to CR - theories and methods. MA: Allyn & Bacon. CR - Borg, M. (2002). Learning to teach: CELTA trainees’ beliefs, experiences and reflections (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Leeds). Retrieved from http://core.kmi.open.ac.uk/download/pdf/43296.pdf CR - Brandt, C. (2007). Allowing for learning: a critical issue for TESOL certificate course tutors. English Language Teacher Education and Development, 10, 1-9. CR - Brandt, C. (2010). Competition and collaboration in initial teacher education in TESOL: A case of a classic double bind. The Asian EFL Journal Quarterly Special Issue on English Language Teacher Education and Development September 2010, 12(3), 8-39. CR - Cambridge English. (2010). CELTA syllabus [online]. Retrieved January 7, 2015 from http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/21816-celta-syllbus.pdf CR - Cambridge English (2013). CELTA brochure [online]. Retrieved December 3, 2014 from http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/celta-brochure-2013.pdf CR - Green, T. (2005). Staying in touch: Tracking the career paths of CELTA graduates. Research Notes, 19, 7-11. CR - Mack, N., Woodsong, C., MacQueen, K. M., Guest, G., & Namey, E. (2005). Qualitative research methods: a data collector’s field guide (p. 1-12). United States: Family Health International. CR - Noor, K. B. (2008). Case study: A strategic research methodology. American journal of applied sciences, 5(11), 1602-1604. CR - O'Connor, B. (2011). Life after CELTA: a precarious transition into English language teaching (Doctoral Dissertation). Retrieved from http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30043936/oconnor-thesis-2011.pdf CR - Ozsevik, Z. (2010). The use of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): Turkish EFL teachers’ perceived difficulties in implementing CLT in Turkey (MA Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Retrieved from https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/16211/Ozsevik_Zekariya.pdf CR - Richards, J. C., & Farrell, T. S. C. (2005). Professional development for language teachers: Strategies for teacher learning. New York: Cambridge University Press. CR - Roberts, J. (1998). Language teacher education. London: Arnold. CR - Sag, Z. (2013). An exploration of the self-perception of NNEST participants on a CELTA course in Turkey (MA Thesis,University of Brighton). Retrieved from https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/TezGoster?key=7d53ed97e31a8bd371e73aaa5a809ca2ecc06bf66bdcd36bff36a4d4cf8fc02cf1cfc25a4a2360ec5613dd79a4d0aa82 UR - https://doi.org/10.32959/tojelt.229322 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/199686 ER -