EVALUATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTENSIVE CURRICULUMS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL


Foreign language teaching, is regarded as one of the most important education policy of era and Turkey has studied on teaching foreign language from past to present. The Ministry of National Education (MONE) has decided to implement foreign language intensive curriculums at the secondary school level in the pilot schools in 2017-2018 educational year. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the foreign language intensive curriculums at the secondary school level in accordance with views of teachers who are implementers of the curriculums and parents of students to whom the curriculums are implemented. According to the findings, the participant teachers state that functions in the curriculums are not suitable for the students' cognitive and social development levels and do not meet needs of the students in foreign language learning. They express that content is above the students' level and too intense. Prescribed time in the curriculums is insufficient and there isn’t enough time for speaking and listening activities. Evaluation is done with result oriented approach. When asked their opinions about implementation of the curriculums at the secondary school level, the teachers consider this implementation as positive. Within the scope of the research, opinions of the parents of the students who are educated in foreign language intensive classes are taken and they state that the main problem experienced by the students is the number of courses about general knowledge and English classes are more than necessary. The students have difficulty in speaking English and are reluctant and timid. On the other hand, the parents consider the implementation at the secondary school level as a positive development.


Keywords


Foreign language intensive curriculum, Functions, Content, Language tasks and study skills, Evaluation

Author : Gülen DAĞISTAN YALÇINKAYA -Mehmet TAŞDEMİR
Number of pages: 2977-2994
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/TurkishStudies.39228
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Turkish Studies-Educational Sciences
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