DEVELOPING A CEF BASED CURRICULUM: A CASE STUDY

dc.creator	Beril Sarayköylü
dc.creator	Gülfem Akdoğan
dc.creator	Evrim Üstünlüoğlu
dc.creator	Kısmet Funda Akgül Zazaoğlu
dc.creator	Michelle N. Keskin
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:28:08Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:28:08Z
dc.identifier	1694-609X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/84cfec56423a41138825fb7b03adde25
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30593
dc.description	The common purposes of the studies conducted in language program evaluations are to examine the match between what is desired for the programme versus the actual state of the programme, to make judgments about learners’ level of skills and knowledge, and to make suggestions for improvement. However, it is not currently common practice in Turkey either to develop language teaching programmes based on the Common European Framework as a reference, or to introduce improvements in these programmes based on an evaluation of their effectiveness. This study aims to describe the process of developing a new teaching programme, taking CEF into consideration, at the Preparatory Programme at the School of Foreign Languages, Izmir University of Economics, and also to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme. 236 Freshman students and 48 faculty members from 5 different faculties participated in the study. The results indicated a significant relationship between students’ proficiency scores and perception of their own competencies and a significant difference in perception of their own competence in terms of levels at the preparatory program. Although faculty members stated that Preparatory Program, in general, meets the needs of the students, students still have difficulty in practising some tasks requiring higher order thinking skills. The study suggests a series of learner training sessions to raise the awareness of the students, extending duration of the modules, reviewing the order of objectives in Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate, and working in cooperation with Faculties in order to increase awareness of mutual expectations.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Journal of Instruction
dc.relation	http://www.e-iji.net/dosyalar/iji_2012_1_7.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1694-609X
dc.source	International Journal of Instruction, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 115-128 (2012)
dc.subject	language program evaluation
dc.subject	curriculum development
dc.subject	language learning
dc.subject	foreign language
dc.subject	Common European Framework
dc.subject	case study
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	DEVELOPING A CEF BASED CURRICULUM: A CASE STUDY
dc.type	article