The barrier to Turkey's foreign language teaching is foreign language policy: Macro-and micro-level planning

Kinsiz M., ÖZENİCİ S., DEMİR K.

Akdeniz Language Studies Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 9 - 12 May 2012, vol.70, pp.1144-1151, (Full Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 70
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.170
  • City: Antalya
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.1144-1151
  • Keywords: Foreign language policy, Macro-level planing, Micro-level planing, Foreign Language Teaching
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

When the foreign language policies of the European countries are examined, it is firstly seen that the countries have determined a macro-level policy and then they successfully apply their macro-level policy at the micro-level. The foremost example for this situation is the European Union's defense of teaching the languages of the other small countries as well as English. By looking at this, what the Turkey's macro-level planning of foreign language teaching is and its micro-level efficiency will be examined.(C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of ALSC 2012