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İRANDAKİ YABANCIL DİL PLANLAMASININ KÜLTÜREL KARMAŞALARI ÜZERİNE

ON THE CULTURAL COMPLEXITIES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PLANNING IN IRAN

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It is argued that following a long-term and non-fluctuating agenda for teaching English as a foreign language in Iran is necessary to establish and maintain integrated policies and progressing plans that can secure both Iran’s national unity and its international status.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to investigate English teachers’ conceptions of the cultural conflicts associated with formulation and implementation of foreign language policies in Iran during the past 15 years.
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Key Findings & Data:To evaluate country’s foreign language planning, 120 experienced Iranian English teachers’ conceptions, across 10 provinces of the country have been elicited to identify the possible cultural barriers and accelerators for the success of these policies.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is argued that following a long-term and non-fluctuating agenda for teaching English as a foreign language in Iran is necessary to establish and maintain integrated policies and progressing plans that can secure both Iran’s national unity and its international status.
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The aim of this study is to investigate English teachers’ conceptions of the cultural conflicts associated with formulation and implementation of foreign language policies in Iran during the past 15 years. English teachers as micro-agents of foreign language planning play an essential role in realizing policies made by high-rank administrators in post-colonial societies. To evaluate country’s foreign language planning, 120 experienced Iranian English teachers’ conceptions, across 10 provinces of the country have been elicited to identify the possible cultural barriers and accelerators for the success of these policies. The results of non-parametric statistical analysis show that language plans in the areas of Codification and Elaboration have been more successful while the applied policies in the areas of Formulation, Implementation, and Cultivation need to be seriously revised and meticulously refined in future while taking their cultural deficits into account. It is argued that following a long-term and non-fluctuating agenda for teaching English as a foreign language in Iran is necessary to establish and maintain integrated policies and progressing plans that can secure both Iran’s national unity and its international status.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, son 15 yıl içerisinde İngilizce öğretmenlerinin yabancı dil politikalarının geliştirilmesi ve uygulanmasıyla ilişkili kültürel çatışmalar konusundaki algılarını incelemektir. Yabancı dil planlamasının küçük birer aracıları olan İngilizce öğretmenleri, sömürgecilik sonrası toplumlarda üst düzey yöneticiler tarafından oluşturulan politikaların hayata geçirilmesinde önemli rol oynamaktadır. Ülkenin yabancı dil planlamasını değerlendirmek amacıyla 10 ildeki 120 deneyimli İranlı İngilizce öğretmeninin algıları, söz konusu politikaların başarılı olması yolundaki olası kültürel engeller ve fırsatları tanımlamak üzere ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Parametrik olmayan istatistiksel analizin sonuçları; Geliştirme, Uygulama ve Aşılama alanlarında uygulanan politikaların kültürel eksiklikleri göz önünde bulundurularak ciddi şekilde gözden geçirilmesi ve titizlikle düzeltilmesi gerekirken Kodlama ve Ayrıntılandırma alanındaki dil planlarının daha başarılı olduğunu göstermiştir. İran’ın milli birliğini ve uluslararası konumunu koruyabilecek entegre politika ve ilerleme planları geliştirmek ve devam ettirmek için İran’da yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğretimine yönelik uzun vadeli ve sabit bir gündem takip edilmesinin gerektiği savunulmaktadır.

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ZAHEDI, K., SHAMSAEE, S., SHAMS, M. A. (2012). İRANDAKİ YABANCIL DİL PLANLAMASININ KÜLTÜREL KARMAŞALARI ÜZERİNE. IIB International Refereed Academic Social Sciences Journal, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 6, 69–88. https://ajindex.com/articles/131525

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