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Moving beyond Technicism in English-Language Teacher Education

A Case Study from Turkey

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Moving beyond Technicism in English-Language Teacher Education

A Case Study from Turkey

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Drawing attention to the threats that an overreliance on teaching techniques poses for teacher creativity, student voice, and the well-being of democracy, Moving beyond Technicism in English-Language Teacher Education advocates a critical approach to education. Using the author’s own personal experiences, this book offers a critical analysis of the technicist English-language teacher education programs introduced by Turkey’s Council of Higher Education in the neoliberal period. Beginning with the implementation of critical education at the Village Institutes in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the book documents how teacher education practices in Turkey evolved from liberatory to mechanic with the influence of the Cold War. By demonstrating the author’s own critical teacher education practices, the book explores the impact of critical teacher education on pre-service and in-service teachers’ perceptions and practice. Highlighting the ethical responsibilities of educators, the book calls for a critical, democratic, and humanizing approach to teacher preparation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Technicism and Beyond

Chapter 3: Teaching: Servitude or Transformation?

Chapter 4: Educational History of Turkey

Chapter 5: English Language Teacher Education in Turkey Based on a PhD Dissertation

Chapter 6: Practising Critical English Language Teacher Education

Chapter 7: Counter-Hegemonic Acts of a Transformative Intellectual Teacher

Chapter 8: Conclusion

References

Index

About the Author

Product details

Published Aug 01 2019
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 282
ISBN 9781498592512
Imprint Lexington Books
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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