Evaluation of an English preparatory program at a Turkish foundation university
| Autor: | Özlem Canaran, İlknur Bayram |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Program evaluation
Linguistics and Language Turkish Foreign language 02 engineering and technology Language and Linguistics Education Social 0203 mechanical engineering ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Sosyal Medical education Academic year 05 social sciences 050301 education Foundation (evidence) Focus group language.human_language 020303 mechanical engineering & transports language Portfolio English preparatory program Student Psychology 0503 education Program evaluation English preparatory program students teachers Teacher perspectives Strengths and weaknesses |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 15, Issue: 1 48-69 Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies |
| ISSN: | 1305-578X |
| Popis: | Please fill up the following information accurately. (Please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. Evaluation of an English preparatory program at a Turkish foundation university This study aims to evaluate the English Preparatory Program (EPP) offered at the Department of Foreign Languages (DFL) at an English-medium foundation university in Turkey during 2017-18 academic year to discover the strengths and weaknesses of the program. Participants of the study were 241 students and 26 teachers. The data were collected from the “Program Evaluation Survey” designed by the researchers and focus group meetings with students and teachers. The results revealed that the strengths of the EPP included homework assignments, exams and the program while the extracurricular activities and online programs were found to be the main weaknesses of the EPP. It was also found that student and teacher perceptions of the EPP showed statistically significant difference. Finally, students and teachers suggested some improvements in terms of the pacing of the program, course books and supplementary booklets, number of the portfolio assignments and the picture description part in the Speaking Exam. It is hoped that the findings of the study will contribute to the improvement of the existing program and lead to better learning opportunities for students in the coming years. Information about Author(s)* Author 1 Author (Last name, First name) Bayram, İlknur Affiliated institution (University) Ted UniversityCountry Turkey Email address ilknrbyrm@gmail.comDepartment & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Write only one corresponding author. No Author 2 Author (Last name, First name) Canaran, Özlem Affiliated institution (University) University of Turkish Aeronautical AssociationCountry Turkey Email address ocanaran@thk.edu.trDepartment & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Yes Author 3 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Author 4 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) |
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