İngilizce Öğretimindeki İhtiyacımız Nedir? Bir Olgu Bilim Çalışması
What Do We Need in English Language Teaching? A Case Study

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research is to determine the need for English language teaching (ELT) in our country by going to the source of the problems. The case study form was used for the determination of the need. In this design, interview and document review techniques were used for collecting data. The interviews were held with eight English teachers working in different state secondary schools in Aydın province. In addition, a total of 117 thesis made between the years of 1996-2016 in the field "ELT" in Turkey were examined in YÖKTEZ database, and research trends in this field were identified. It was concluded that teaching methods and techniques of the four main language skills failed to attract learners’ attention, learners experienced some word types, grammatical structures and units, the importance given to lessons declined during adolescence, the motivation towards English declined as the English score is lower than the scores of the other courses at the entrance exam for high schools, there was a lack of doctoral studies in English language teaching, experimental models were not applied in the studies and qualitative data collection methods were preferred.

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