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Selected research in applied linguistics and English language teaching in Turkey: 2010–2016

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2018

Julie Aydınlı  and
Deniz Ortaçtepe
Julie Aydınlı
Affiliation:
Ankara Social Sciences University, Turkey julie.aydinli@asbu.edu.tr
Deniz Ortaçtepe
Affiliation:
Bilkent University, Turkeydeniz.ortactepe@bilkent.edu.tr
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Abstract

In this state-of-the-art review, we aim to build on Alptekin & Tatar's (2011) article covering research conducted in Turkey between 2005 and 2009, and survey published research in 31 Turkey-based journals between 2010 and 2016. As the second review paper on Turkey's English language teaching (ELT) agenda, our goal is twofold: first, to introduce the research of those researchers whose high-quality, Turkey-based work may not be known outside Turkish academia; and second, to point to recent scholarly developments that have occurred in Turkey and set these in the context of recent shifts in language teaching research worldwide. This paper presents approximately 140 articles that appeared in locally published peer-reviewed academic journals, and clearly demonstrates that Turkey as an English as a foreign language (EFL) context presents a vibrant research scene in language teaching. The reviewed works cover a wide spectrum of timely topics (e.g., computer-assisted language learning (CALL), the European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages (EPOSTL), language assessment, affective factors), and present findings that have much to contribute to current discussions in the field. Nevertheless, our review also reveals some concerning trends, including an almost exclusive emphasis on practical concerns over conceptual development; shortcomings in locating research within broader disciplinary debates; and few efforts to bring together and build on local research in a manner that might allow for original and creative influences on the broader discipline. It is therefore the further aim of this article to spark debates on these issues among Turkish scholars and contribute to the strengthening of the local disciplinary community.

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A Country in Focus
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Language Teaching , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , April 2018 , pp. 210 - 245
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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