A DESCRIPTIVE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF ONLINE NEWS ON THE QUALITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN TÜRKIYE
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes expressed in the news regarding foreign language education, especially English as a foreign language in Türkiye. In the data analysis, the descriptive discourse analysis method was applied to online news about the quality of foreign language education in Türkiye. The study attempts to trace how micro- and macro-level structures were used in the news to construct images of foreign language education. In this study, online news was chosen as the location of the study as a branch of mass media and an important venue for educational discussions. As a result of the analysis, the findings showed that foreign language education practises were heavily criticised in the data, and the key elements widely accused being foreign language education programs and their components involving grammar-oriented teaching approaches, curricula and assessment styles along with the so-called low language proficiency of foreign language teachers in Türkiye.
Keywords: Foreign language education, English language teaching, Online news, Descriptive discourse analysis