GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT CHANGES IN ENGLISH TEACHING PROGRAMS IN TURKEY
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Keywords

foreign language education (FLE), educational reform, curriculum changes, teaching young learners, in-training service, assessment

Abstract

The present article discusses the issues related to recent changes in the English teaching programs in Turkey, the challenges faced in teaching process and curriculum implementation. There was an attempt to give general overview of new educational reforms and English teaching programs in Turkey.

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