Abstract
TEACHERS’ WIEWS ON THE 2018 TURKISH LESSON CURRICULUM
This study aims to reveal Turkish teachers’ wiews on the Turkish curriculum which was renewed in 2017, updated in 2018. The curriculum was put into practice in 1-5 grades in 2017-2018 academic year and from 2018-2019 academic year, and from 2018-2019 academic year it was used at all grades (1-8 grades). The sample of the study includes 8 Turkish teachers who practiced the revised Turkish course program in Giresun/Turkey. The data of the research were collected from the teachers with the semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers and the obtained data were analyzed with descriptive analysis method and the sub problems were interpreted and presented in items. According to the findings of the research, the themes, types and diversity of texts, their values and competencies, the number and qualifications of the achievements, the change in the measurement and evaluation approach, the combining of the student text book and the study book were found to be the good points of the program. It was also stated that the renewed program was simpler and easier to understand compared to the previous one. Some teachers, however, stated that the distribution and the classification of the grammar subjects according to the classes should be reconsidered. Repeatedly, almost all of the teachers stated that the teacher's guidebooks should not be aborted. In line with the results of the research; that the selection of themes for textbooks should not be left to the publishing houses only, that the distribution of grammar and spelling according to the classes should be re-audited, that the program should be introduced efficiently to the teachers at the point where it can be implemented efficiently and that the program should be taught in all its aspects, it is thought that researches with larger working groups can be done.
Keywords
Teaching program, Turkish course teaching program, teachers’ opinions.