An evaluation of 4th and 5th grade English language teaching program

Abstract

This study investigates state primary school English language teachers’ opinions about the general characteristics, aims/outcomes and content of the new 4th and 5th grade English Language Teaching Program. To this end, a questionnaire was conducted with the participation of 72 teachers from 26 schools in Beyolu district of stanbul city. The analysis of the data revealed that although the participant English language teachers have moderately positive opinions on the general characteristics, aims/outcomes, and content of the new program, they still think that there are inefficient points of the new Key Stage I English Language Teaching Program that need to be revised and developed