Research Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English in Turkey: Policies and Practices

by Yasemin Bayyurt (editor), Yesim Bektas-Cetinkaya (Editor)

An increasing number of universities either provide seminars regarding the uses of English in international contexts, or on how effective methodologies can be developed for teaching English and what can be done to train future English language teachers. There are, however, very few edited volumes about English language teaching in countries like Turkey. In this respect, Research Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English in Policies and Practices offers a broad picture of English language teaching in the Turkish EFL context. It examines the development of English language teaching and learning in Turkey and illustrates current practices through empirical studies. The sixteen chapters in the book are divided into four thematic Teacher Education in Turkey, English Language Learning in Turkey, Instructional Technologies in English Language Teaching and Learning in Turkey, and English Language Education in the Turkish Socio-Cultural Context.

312 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Yasemin Bayyurt is a professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Foreign Language Education, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. She graduated from Boğaziçi University’s Department of Foreign Language Education in 1989. She completed an M.A. at Lancaster University in England in 1992 and a Ph.D. in 1997. Currently, she is involved in projects investigating ELF-aware in- and pre-service teacher education, telecollaboration/intercultural communication in social media. She is recently interested in carrying out research on blended learning approach for engineering education.