Investigation of Turkish EFL Teachers’ Views about Standard Languages, Dialects and Language Varieties through the lenses of English and Turkish

Ferhat ÜRESİN; Ali KARAKAŞ

Makale detayları

Investigation of Turkish EFL Teachers’ Views about Standard Languages, Dialects and Language Varieties through the lenses of English and Turkish

Yazarlar:

Ferhat ÜRESİN | Ali KARAKAŞ

Yayıncı:

Leyla HARPUTLU

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

The Literacy Trek 2019 Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.1-24

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000667781

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2602-3768

Özet:

 


This study was set out to investigate a small
number of Turkish EFL teachers’ views about the concepts of a standard
language, dialects, and other language varieties concerning their mother tongue
(Turkish) and the language (English) they are tasked with teaching at schools.
The respondents of this research were 12 Turkish EFL teachers working in a
small province of Turkey. The data was collected through a questionnaire
consisting of closed-ended and open-ended items about standard language,
language varieties and dialects, taking Turkish and English as the focal
reference points. The data was analysed through descriptive means and grouped
under three main sections as, a) perceptions of a standard language, b)
perceptions of dialects and other language varieties, and c) perceptions of
Standard English and Standard Turkish. The findings indicated that there is
some confusion among the EFL teachers as to making sense of the concept of
standard language and the functions and the position of dialects and varieties
in the society, particularly when it comes to instructional purposes. It was
also found that most teachers acted under the influence of standard language
ideology when conceptualising these concepts, with a strong attachment to the
use of standard languages in formal settings. Overall, the findings imply that
most teachers have a lack of awareness about the current sociolinguistic issues
around English and Turkish, thereby not willing to give space to non-standard
varieties and dialects in their teaching practices and real-life language use.



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Makale detayları

Investigation of Turkish EFL Teachers’ Views about Standard Languages, Dialects and Language Varieties through the lenses of English and Turkish

Yazarlar: Ferhat ÜRESİN | Ali KARAKAŞ

Yayıncı: Leyla HARPUTLU

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: The Literacy Trek 2019 Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.1-24

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000667781

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2602-3768

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ferhat ÜRESİN | Ali KARAKAŞ

Yayıncı:

Leyla HARPUTLU

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

The Literacy Trek 2019 Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.1-24

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000667781

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2602-3768