Research Article

Comparative Analysis of Lower Secondary Education 3rd Grade Curriculum for English Language and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Volume: 2 Number: 2 December 10, 2013
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Comparative Analysis of Lower Secondary Education 3rd Grade Curriculum for English Language and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Abstract

The study conducted aimed at determining the goodness of fit between the lower secondary education 3rd grade Curriculum for English Language in Turkey and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages that was composed by the Council of Europe to encourage other languages except for the mother tongue to be spoken and to bring foreign language instruction into conformity with some standards. The study was done in the light of significance Turkey attributes to foreign language education in the scope of harmonization efforts with the European Union and was qualitative. In the research where "the Document Review" technique was used, the Curriculum and Common European Framework of Reference for Languages were compared and contrasted in terms of objectives, content, learning and teaching process and evaluation strategies. At the end of the research, the following results were obtained: The goals of Turkish National Education and Common European Framework of Reference for Languages had a similarity at 92 percent even though the language skills were not handled on an equal basis in the Curriculum. Among all the language competences, Waystage (A2) Level was the most referenced one in the Curriculum. A1 and B1 levels were less dealt with when compared to Waystage Level. Overall Oral Production was the language competence represented with most descriptors in the Curriculum. All the assessment tools in the Curriculum were taken from the European Language Portfolio.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 10, 2013

Submission Date

January 5, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2013 Volume: 2 Number: 2

APA
Ozer, O., & Parmaksız, R. Ş. (2013). Comparative Analysis of Lower Secondary Education 3rd Grade Curriculum for English Language and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, 2(2), 171-189. https://izlik.org/JA78WJ87PH

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