https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra This timeline explains the developments in the area of foreign language education with reference to English Language education from the proclamation of the Turkish Republic to 1997. en-us 2022-03-13 13:20:08 UTC 2025-09-24 17:07:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f469-1f3eb.png cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092317608 2022-03-13 13:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092317608 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092318088 English superseded French, the diplomacy language previously, due to some economic and political developments after World War II (Çakır, 2007). In Turkey, English learning and teaching generated broader attention after World War II (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092318088 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092318722 In 1965, with the Law of Private Education, it was permitted to establish schools which have its education with foreign language, and in 1975, there were twelve schools; in 1983, there were twenty three schools with foreign language education (Çakır, 2007). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092318722 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092326774 With The Law on Unification of Education, every education activity was unified under a single roof, which led to the development of more systematic language teaching policy; English, German, and French languages were taught in the schools instead of Arabic and Farsi languages which were taught in the Pre-Republic education institutions (Çakır, 2007)]]> 2022-03-13 13:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092326774 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092327710 "Turkey became a member of NATO in 1952 and still has some negotiations with European Union (EU) with the expectation of a full membership." (p. 25.); to improve and spread English learning and teaching, some policies were adopted by the governments (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092327710 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092328445 In 1943, foreign language teaching was mentioned at the National Education Summit for the first time (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092328445 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092329820 "In 1988, a foreign language policy was first established by the BOED." (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012, p.29).]]> 2022-03-13 13:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092329820 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092330266 In 1955, the first Anatolian High School was opened; they had one year English preparatory class, and English was used as a medium of instruction (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092330266 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092332086 English has become the most important way of international communication; because English has become the lingua franca, it has had an accelerating place affected by globalization (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092332086 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092332874 Middle East Technical University (METU) was the first state university with English-medium education, which was opened in 1956 (Kırkgöz, 2007; Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092332874 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092333278 With the Higher Education Law, it was feasible to establish private universities having English-medium instruction, and consequently in 1983, the first private university, Bilkent was opened in Ankara. (Kırkgöz, 2007) ]]> 2022-03-13 13:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092333278 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092334801 According to Sarıçoban and Sarıçoban (2012), at the Village Institutes, "group work and the functions of language" were emphasized in language teaching (p. 36). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092334801 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092337170 "E.V. Gatenby spread the use of the 'direct method' in the teaching of English throughout Turkey."(Demircan, 1988a, as cited in Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). Moreover, according to Tarhan (1980), in 1945 - 1960, Direct Method was used in state schools in Turkey (as cited in Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092337170 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092339197 "The Grammar Translation method became the foremost approach in the late 1960s. The teaching of English was chiefly based on a teacher-centered transmission model until 1980s." (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012, p. 37) ]]> 2022-03-13 13:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092339197 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092341560 According to Demircan (1988a), The Council of Europe has encouraged implementing Communicative Language Teaching and has guided Turkey in its decisions on education of foreign language since 1966 within this perspective (as cited in Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012); the first implementation of communicative language teaching was in 1980s when an attempt was made for the revision of ELT syllabus (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). ]]> 2022-03-13 13:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092341560 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092347517 After the foundation of Turkish Republic, education of foreign language at schools was carried on in a systematic way (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012). With the modernization movements, relationships with Europe and the USA accelerated the increase of ELT in the country (Kırkgöz, 2007). ]]> 2022-03-13 14:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092347517 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092350648 ‘The Language Proficiency Examination’ for the State Personnel (KPDS) was the first national test initiated in 1990 with the purpose of assessing employees' (including academic staff) levels of English proficiency (Kırkgöz, 2007).  ]]> 2022-03-13 14:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2092350648 cansuuzver https://padlet.com/cansuuzver/smz2t54xgatrm8ra/wish/2096609496 - Çakır, İ. (2007). Osmanlı'dan günümüze yabancı dil öğretimi süreci. Nüsha, 0(24), 37 - 45. . https://tinyurl.com/2p8v97jx
-  Demircan, Ö. (1988a). Dünden bugüne Türkiye’de yabancı dil. Remzi Kitabevi.
- Kirkgoz, Y. (2007). English language teaching in Turkey. RELC Journal, 38(2), 216–228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033688207079696
- Sarıçoban, G., & Sarıçoban, A. (2012). Atatürk and the History of Foreign Language Education in Turkey. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 8, 24-49. https://tinyurl.com/u57tubu

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