Öğretmen Adaylarının ‘yerli konuşmacılık’ İdeolojisini Nasıl Algıladıkları

Öz

Bu niteliksel çalışmada anadili İngilizce olmayan Türk İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının İngilizce öğretimi alanında yaygın bir bakış açısı olan yerli-konuşmacılık idelolojisini nasıl algıladıkları incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın niteliksel verisini, araştırmacı tarafından öğretmen adaylarına verilen iki soruya kompozisyon biçiminde yazılan yanıtlar oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcılar Türkiye’de İngilizce öğretimi alanında yerli-konuşmacılık idelolojisinin özellikle işe alımlarda kesinlikle var olduğunu düşünmektedirler. Çalışma bulguları, katılımcı öğretmen adaylarının, İngilizce öğretmenlerinin anadili İngilizce olanlar ve olmayanlar olarak sınıflandırılmasına karşı çıktıklarını ve Ortak Dil Olarak İngilizce (ODİ) ve Dünya İngilizceleri (Dİ) paradigmaları konusunda da farkındalıklarının yüksek olduğunu göstermektedir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Anadili İngilizce olmayan İngilizce öğretmeni,anadili İngilizce olan İngilizce öğretmeni,yerli-konuşmacılık,ELT,TESOL

Turkish Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of Native-Speakerism

Abstract

This qualitative study explores the opinions of 23 preservice teachers on native-speakerism in the English language teaching (ELT) profession. The participants were asked to respond to a prompt in writing, with reference to the situation in Turkey. They were at the same time doing a practicum, so they were able draw on their experiences in their cooperating schools, where foreign teachers were part of the staff. Their essays reflected a particular concern with discrimination in hiring practices and a strong rejection of the native-English-speaker teacher (NEST) / non-native-English-speaker teacher (NNEST) divide. They also exhibited an awareness of other paradigms such as a lingua franca (ELF) and World Englishes (WE). 

Keywords

• Nonnative-English-speaking-teacher,English language teaching (ELT),teacher education,preservice teachers

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