Teaching English as an international language and its reflections in Turkey

Authors

  • Yeşim Bektaş-Çetinkaya Dokuz Eylul University, Buca School of Education

Keywords:

English language teaching, English as an international language, spread of Engl

Abstract

In the field of English language teaching interest is growing in issues related to teaching English as an international language due to the rapidly changing status of English worldwide. This article identifies key theoretical issues, such as  the spread of English, ownership of English, linguistic variation and intelligibility, and also discusses which variety of English to teach and the appropriateness of communicative language teaching methodology for teaching English as an international language. The main aim is to identify and discuss the issues related to teaching English as an international language in general, as well as highlighting the applications of these issues in the Turkish context

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Author Biography

Yeşim Bektaş-Çetinkaya, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca School of Education

Yesim Bektas-Cetinkaya, PhD, is an instructor in Foreign Language Education Department at Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey. Her research focuses on teaching English as an international language, affective variables in foreign language education and intercultural communication.

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Published

2012-08-04

How to Cite

Bektaş-Çetinkaya, Y. (2012). Teaching English as an international language and its reflections in Turkey. Journal of Human Sciences, 9(2), 378–391. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1665

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2012)

Section

English Literature and Teaching

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Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi ISSN:1303-5134
International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489
 
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