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A New Approach to Teaching English; Content-Based English Language Instruction of TuAFA

A New Approach to Teaching English; Content-Based English Language Instruction of TuAFA. Mustafa ER, Ph . D . Turkish Air Force Academy. Presentation Plan. Introduction Philosophy of the New Curriculum Content-Based Instruction The New TuAFA Program Conclusion. Introduction.

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A New Approach to Teaching English; Content-Based English Language Instruction of TuAFA

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  1. A New Approach to Teaching English;Content-Based English Language Instruction of TuAFA Mustafa ER, Ph.D.Turkish Air Force Academy

  2. Presentation Plan • Introduction • Philosophy of the New Curriculum • Content-Based Instruction • The New TuAFA Program • Conclusion BILC 2010, Istanbul

  3. Introduction • Curriculum change is a complex, costly and time-consuming process. • Practices of curriculum changes are rarelysupported. • English teachers have been expected to cope with the professional adjustments in the curriculum. BILC 2010, Istanbul

  4. Introduction • Curriculum change carried out in the Turkish Air Force Academy • Developed by the TuAFA instructors of English . • Support of the educational administrators and staff . BILC 2010, Istanbul

  5. Philosophy of the New Curriculum • Behaviorist model of learning • Learning occurs by trial and error • Repetition • Reinforcement of targeted behaviors BILC 2010, Istanbul

  6. Philosophy of the New Curriculum • Behaviorist Curriculum • Teacher centered • Focuses on drill and practice • Extensive immediate feedback BILC 2010, Istanbul

  7. Philosophy of the New Curriculum The Learning Pyramid BILC 2010, Istanbul

  8. Philosophy of the New Curriculum • Constructivism • Learners as unique individuals • Learner variables • Designing educational environment BILC 2010, Istanbul

  9. Content-Based Instruction • Joins both content knowledge and teaching a foreign language • Target language is a tool through which subject matter content is learned BILC 2010, Istanbul

  10. Content-Based Instruction • Model of Content-Based Instruction • Educational setting, • Program objectives, • Target population. BILC 2010, Istanbul

  11. The New TuAFA Program • Turkish Air Force Academy • Aeronautical engineering, • Electronics engineering, • Industrial engineering, • Computer engineering. BILC 2010, Istanbul

  12. The New TuAFA Program BILC 2010, Istanbul

  13. The New TuAFA Program • Turkish Air Force Academy • The new syllabus in use since 2007, • Improve the four skills, • Increasing their content awareness, BILC 2010, Istanbul

  14. The New TuAFA Program • Stages of TuAFA Syllabus • General English, • CBI books prepared by the instructors, • Engineering courses in English, BILC 2010, Istanbul

  15. The New TuAFA Program BILC 2010, Istanbul

  16. The New TuAFA Program • Students’ attitude questionnaire • Experimental group, • Control group, • Reliability of the questionnaire is 0.914 BILC 2010, Istanbul

  17. Students’ Attitude Questionnaire BILC 2010, Istanbul

  18. Students’ Attitude Questionnaire BILC 2010, Istanbul

  19. Students’ Attitude Questionnaire BILC 2010, Istanbul

  20. Conclusion • Curriculum prepared by the authorities and sent to schools to be implemented • Teachers as professionals should not only be seen as technical implementers, • They should have a true role in deciding what, how and when to teach whatever they are teaching. BILC 2010, Istanbul

  21. Conclusion • Quality improvement should not be seen as something that has a start and an end, it must be an ongoing process, • Retention, understanding, and active use of knowledge and skills continue to be difficult goals to reach, BILC 2010, Istanbul

  22. Conclusion • Constructivism must be the guiding philosophy of the teaching and curriculum activities. BILC 2010, Istanbul

  23. Questions? BILC 2010, Istanbul

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