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- Title
THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES (CEFR) AND ENGLISH PREPARATORY PROGRAMS IN TURKEY.
- Authors
TOSUNCUOĞLU, İrfan; PEACI, Davut
- Abstract
Language, especially a foreign language, is one of the most important vehicles enabling communication between people and peoples. This is well known, and its reality can not be denied in our world. The perception of a great need for English is accelerating efforts towards its effective teaching. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is based on the socio-cognitive and action-oriented approach. The CEFR is an international standard that defines language aptitude, and it does not entail a method of assessment in itself. In this study, English Language Teaching in Turkey has been evaluated on the basis of European Union criteria for accession, emphasizing the significance of English as a global language. The study also addresses, in detail, the fact that the Turkish Ministry of National Education and the Higher Education Council have adopted the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a guide for their foreign language teaching policies. This study holds that the matter of "Foreign Language Education" in primary, secondary and higher education is a significant factor of accession to Europe and thus is far beyond being an "internal matter". In this era, foreign language knowledge is vital in order to keep up with professional reequirements and academic studies as well as with Turkey's contınuing efforts to integrate with the European Union. Furthermore, the case of certain compulsory English preparatory classes having been rendered optional by law in 2014 and its effects are examined within the context of CEFR.
- Subjects
ENGLISH language; EFFECTIVE teaching; COMMON European Framework of Reference for Languages (Project); UNIVERSAL language; EUROPEAN Union
- Publication
Electronic Turkish Studies, 2019, Vol 14, Issue 1, p713
- ISSN
1308-2140
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7827/TurkishStudies.14710