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- Title
Professional Competencies Required to Teach English to Young Learners.
- Authors
Büyükyavuz, Oya
- Abstract
Teaching is a multi-faceted profession which depends on a number of factors. Of these teachers play a pivotal role in constructing and shaping educational practices at all levels. It would be difficult to dispute the fact that quality education can be ensured, regardless of subject matter, only by quality teachers. In order for teachers to teach effectively they are expected to have various competencies. The paper first discusses the issue of competency for teachers in general terms. In the second part teacher competency for language teachers will be presented based on current literature. The third section discusses the characteristics of young learners and the desirable attributes of English language teachers to young learners concluding with recommendations for current teacher education program.
- Subjects
ENGLISH language education for foreign speakers in elementary schools; TEACHER competencies; ENGLISH teachers; LANGUAGE teachers; EDUCATION
- Publication
Journal of language and literature education / Dil ve Edebiyat Eğitimi Dergisi, 2014, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
2146-6971
- Publication type
Article