A Qualitative Research on 2nd Grade Teachers’ Opinions about 2nd Grade English Language Teaching Curriculum

Abstract

This study provides an account of 2nd grade EFL teachers’ opinions about 2nd Grade English
Language Teaching Curriculum. Data were collected through interviews with 14 teachers working at ten
different state primary schools in five different cities of Turkey. Interviewed teachers had an experience in
teaching ranging from one to twelve years. Data were analyzed by qualitative techniques according to predetermined twenty categories standing for each of the interview questions. The results of the study indicated that
teachers appreciated the 2nd Grade English Language Curriculum in terms of the need analysis, evaluation and
assessment, age and level relevance, teaching techniques and vocabulary teaching while they criticized it mostly
in terms of lack of extra materials, unsuitability to be applied in crowded classrooms, uncertainty of cultural
focus, lack of necessary learning techniques, motivation for students and parents.