Research Article

Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education

Volume: 5 Number: 3 July 31, 2016
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Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education

Abstract

Research on perceptions of effective language teaching and learning is crucial for providing EFL practitioners with a better understanding of professional improvement in language teaching practices. It is seen that most of the studies conducted on this issue specifically dealt with foreign/ second language teachers’ or teacher candidates’ perceptions about it ignoring those of learners. So, the present study aims to scrutinize learners’ perceptions of EFL instruction delivered at higher education institutions. Accordingly, two groups of Turkish-speaking undergraduate students attending various programmes at a state university in Turkey were administered a scale composed both of Likert-type and open-ended items. It was primarily aimed to reveal whether students studying social sciences and those studying natural sciences significantly differ in their perceptions of foreign language education. The findings revealed that there is not such a difference between the two groups. The study reports findings obtained from the scale in detail, and implications for EFL instruction, and concludes with a couple of suggestions for further research.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2016

Submission Date

June 11, 2016

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 5 Number: 3

APA
Ağçam, R., & Babanoğlu, M. P. (2016). Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education. Turkish Journal of Education, 5(3), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.94535
AMA
1.Ağçam R, Babanoğlu MP. Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education. TURJE. 2016;5(3):119-129. doi:10.19128/turje.94535
Chicago
Ağçam, Reyhan, and Muzaffer Pınar Babanoğlu. 2016. “Learner Perceptions on EFL Teaching Practices in Turkish Higher Education”. Turkish Journal of Education 5 (3): 119-29. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.94535.
EndNote
Ağçam R, Babanoğlu MP (July 1, 2016) Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education. Turkish Journal of Education 5 3 119–129.
IEEE
[1]R. Ağçam and M. P. Babanoğlu, “Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education”, TURJE, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 119–129, July 2016, doi: 10.19128/turje.94535.
ISNAD
Ağçam, Reyhan - Babanoğlu, Muzaffer Pınar. “Learner Perceptions on EFL Teaching Practices in Turkish Higher Education”. Turkish Journal of Education 5/3 (July 1, 2016): 119-129. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.94535.
JAMA
1.Ağçam R, Babanoğlu MP. Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education. TURJE. 2016;5:119–129.
MLA
Ağçam, Reyhan, and Muzaffer Pınar Babanoğlu. “Learner Perceptions on EFL Teaching Practices in Turkish Higher Education”. Turkish Journal of Education, vol. 5, no. 3, July 2016, pp. 119-2, doi:10.19128/turje.94535.
Vancouver
1.Reyhan Ağçam, Muzaffer Pınar Babanoğlu. Learner perceptions on EFL teaching practices in Turkish higher education. TURJE. 2016 Jul. 1;5(3):119-2. doi:10.19128/turje.94535

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