This chapter aims to investigate the role of culture in English Language Preparatory Programs in Turkey. Specifically, the chapter attempts to gain insights on what types of culture teaching activities native and non-native English instructors use in their classroom, find out if there is any difference between the two groups of participants and lastly, identify to what extent they implement culture in their teaching practices.. The sample population of this study were 95 (44 native and 51 non-native) EFL instructors working in the preparatory program. Data were collected from a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. The findings revealed that both groups of instructors agreed that language and culture are closely related and that culture should be integrated in classrooms frequently to help students to become intercultural speakers as well as become more competent in how to develop a relationship with people of other languages and cultures.
ÖZETBu çalışmanın amacı, İstanbul'da bir özel üniversitenin hazırlık programında çalışan, anadili İngilizce olan ve olmayan okutmanların kültürlerarası yabancı dil eğitimi üzerine algılarını, iki katılımcı grubunun arasında farklılık olup olmadığını ve kültürlerarası yabancı dil eğitimini sınıf içi uygulamalarına ne ölçüde entegre ettiklerini incelemektir. Bu çalışmada, anadili İngilizce olan otuz okutman ve anadili İngilizce olmayan otuz okutman 2014 -2015 eğitim öğretim yılının güz döneminde yer almıştır. Nicel veriler bir anket ve gözlem kontrol listesi aracılığıyla elde edilmiş, nitel veriler ise her iki grup okutmanlarına uygulanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeyle toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın bulguları, hem anadili İngilizce olan hem de anadili İngilizce olmayan İngilizce okutmanlarının, kültürlerarası yabancı dil eğitimini, dil eğitiminin önemli bir kavramı olarak algıladıklarını göstermiş olup, hedef kültürü yabancı dil olarak İngilizce sınıfına entegre etmeye ilişkin önemli çıkarımlar ortaya koymaktadır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Kültür, yabancı kültür, kültürlerarası yabancı dil eğitimi, sınıf uygulamaları, yabancı dil olarak İngilizce PERCEPTIONS OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE EFL INSTRUCTORS IN RELATION TO INTERCULTURAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of non-native and native EFL instructors towards intercultural foreign language teaching, explore whether there are any differences between the two groups of participants, and also, find out to what extent they integrate culture into their class practice in a language preparatory program offered at a foundation (non-profit, private) university in Istanbul, Turkey. A sample of thirty native and thirty non-native EFL instructors participated in this study in fall semester of 2014 -2015 academic year. The quantitative data were obtained through a questionnaire, and an observation checklist while the qualitative data were collected from semi-structured interviews administered to both groups of instructors. The findings of the study showed that intercultural foreign language teaching is perceived to be an important concept of foreign language teaching by both native and non-native EFL instructors and revealed significant implications with respect to integrating foreign culture in EFL classrooms.
This chapter aims to investigate the role of culture in English Language Preparatory Programs in Turkey. Specifically, the chapter attempts to gain insights on what types of culture teaching activities native and non-native English instructors use in their classroom, find out if there is any difference between the two groups of participants and lastly, identify to what extent they implement culture in their teaching practices.. The sample population of this study were 95 (44 native and 51 non-native) EFL instructors working in the preparatory program. Data were collected from a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. The findings revealed that both groups of instructors agreed that language and culture are closely related and that culture should be integrated in classrooms frequently to help students to become intercultural speakers as well as become more competent in how to develop a relationship with people of other languages and cultures.
This chapter aims to investigate the role of culture in English Language Preparatory Programs in Turkey. Specifically, the chapter attempts to gain insights on what types of culture teaching activities native and non-native English instructors use in their classroom, find out if there is any difference between the two groups of participants and lastly, identify to what extent they implement culture in their teaching practices.. The sample population of this study were 95 (44 native and 51 non-native) EFL instructors working in the preparatory program. Data were collected from a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. The findings revealed that both groups of instructors agreed that language and culture are closely related and that culture should be integrated in classrooms frequently to help students to become intercultural speakers as well as become more competent in how to develop a relationship with people of other languages and cultures.
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