Applied linguistics and language education research in Turkey: 2016–2022

IF 4 2区文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Language Teaching Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI:10.1017/S0261444823000198

Deniz Ortaçtepe Hart, J. Aydınlı

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Abstract This systematic review of 170+ journal articles showcases the current trends and developments in Turkey-based applied linguistics and language education research between 2016–2022. The current review presents similarities to the previous reviews (Alptekin & Tatar, 2011; Aydınlı & Ortaçtepe, 2018) in terms of trends and practices that indicate a vibrant research scene and a community of practice in Turkey within language education and applied linguistics research. While certain research areas such as instructional technologies remain widely popular among Turkey-based scholars, there has been growing interest in multiculturalism, social justice language education, critical pedagogy, and culturally responsive teaching. It was also clear in our analysis that the demands by the Higher Education Council for academic promotion exacerbated some of the already-existing challenges also noted in the previous reviews. Some of the concerns include pre- and post-test study designs that focus on practical concerns and outcomes rather than on processes that would lead to conceptual or theoretical development; and lack of engagement with broader (inter)disciplinary debates. We hope that this review will help establish conversations among fellow scholars in terms of future directions that applied linguistics and language education research in Turkey can take in order to contribute to the larger discussions in the field.

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土耳其应用语言学与语言教育研究:2016-2022

本文系统回顾了170多篇期刊文章，展示了2016-2022年土耳其应用语言学和语言教育研究的当前趋势和发展。当前的综述与之前的综述有相似之处(Alptekin & tatatar, 2011;Aydınlı & ortatepe, 2018)在趋势和实践方面，表明了土耳其语言教育和应用语言学研究领域充满活力的研究场景和实践社区。虽然某些研究领域如教学技术在土耳其学者中仍然广受欢迎，但对多元文化主义、社会正义、语言教育、批判教学法和文化响应教学的兴趣越来越大。在我们的分析中也很清楚，高等教育委员会对学术推广的要求加剧了一些已经存在的挑战，这些挑战在之前的审查中也提到过。其中一些问题包括测试前和测试后的研究设计，这些设计侧重于实际问题和结果，而不是导致概念或理论发展的过程;以及缺乏参与更广泛的(跨学科)辩论。我们希望这篇综述将有助于在土耳其应用语言学和语言教育研究的未来方向方面建立学者之间的对话，以便为该领域的更大讨论做出贡献。

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期刊介绍： Language Teaching is the essential research resource for language professionals providing a rich and expert overview of research in the field of second-language teaching and learning. It offers critical survey articles of recent research on specific topics, second and foreign languages and countries, and invites original research articles reporting on replication studies and meta-analyses. The journal also includes regional surveys of outstanding doctoral dissertations, topic-based research timelines, theme-based research agendas, recent plenary conference speeches, and research-in-progress reports. A thorough peer-reviewing procedure applies to both the commissioned and the unsolicited articles.