Language Education and ELT Materials in Turkey from the Path Dependence Perspective

Autor/in	Isik, Ali
Titel	Language Education and ELT Materials in Turkey from the Path Dependence Perspective
Quelle	In: Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 40 (2011), S.256-266 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1300-5340
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Grade 4; Grade 5; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Role; Educational History; Textbooks; Content Analysis; Grammar; Drills (Practice); Linguistic Input; Student Participation; Holistic Approach; Cultural Awareness; Educational Philosophy; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Rollen; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Inhaltsanalyse; Grammatik; Sprachbildung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Holistischer Ansatz; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Türkei
Abstract	This paper examines the role of traditional language teaching methodology on the current language teaching methodology in Turkey from the Path Dependence Theory perspective. Path Dependence claims that the past continues shaping the present. Similarly, traditional approaches still shape foreign/second language education. Turkey has inherited a foreign language education methodology from the Ottoman Empire. It equates language education with studying formal aspects of a target language and consists of mechanical practice of the isolated formal aspects of a target language at the sentence level. To elaborate on the issue, the 4th and 5th grade English coursebooks are evaluated first and then comments are made with reference to Path Dependence. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Hacettepe University. Faculty of Education, Beytepe, Ankara 06800, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-2978583; Fax: +90-312-2992083; e-mail: efdergi@hacettepe.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10