Türkiye’de İngilizce Öğretim Görevlilerinin Yabancı Diller Yüksekokullarında İşe Alım Süreci: Sorunlar ve Zorluklar

Bu çalışma, İngilizce alanındaki öğretim görevlerinin seçilmesi ve işe alım süreçleri sırasında ortaya çıkan sorunları ve zorlukları mevcut öğretim görevlilerinin ve adaylarının görüşlerine odaklanarak tartışmayı amaçlamıştır. Çalışma, rastgele seçilen katılımcılarla yapılan yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşmelere dayalı elde edilen nitel ve çevrimiçi anket uygulamasıyla elde edilen nicel verilerine dayalı tasarlanan karma yöntem araştırma deseninden faydalanmıştır. Çalışmada, 200 katılımcıya sunulan 14 cümleyle ilgili katılımcıların aynı fikirde olup olmadıklarını açıklamalarını isteyen ve beşli Likert ölçeği içeren çevrimiçi anket kullanılmıştır. İlgili ifadeler, Google Form alt yapısı kullanılarak çevrimiçi yayımlanmış ve Facebook gibi sosyal ağ sitelerinde paylaşılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçları, başvuru seçim ve işe alım süreçlerinde toplam puanın hesaplanırken ALES ve dil yeterlik sınavlarında istenen taban puanların yeniden gözden geçirilmesini gerektiğini ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca sonuçlar, mülakatlara sorulan soruların yapılandırılmış ve standartlaştırılmamış olduğundan dolayı mülakat sınavlarının ve iş ilanlarına konan özel şartların katılımcıların büyük bir çoğunluğu için endişe kaynağını oluşturduğunu göstermiştir.

RECRUITMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS AT THE SCHOOLS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN TURKEY: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

This study aimed to present a discussion on the selection and recruitment of English language instructors in Turkey and focusing on the issues and challenges arising as well as the views provided by the current English language instructors and the candidates. The study adopted a mixed-method approach benefiting from quantitative data through the online survey as well as qualitative data involving semi-structured interviews conducted with randomly selected participants. The study included a five-point Likert scale survey that was composed of 14 statements used to allow 200 participants to express how they disagreed or agreed with a particular statement. The statements were published as a survey on Google Forms and were shared on several social networking sites such as Facebook. The results of the study indicated that the requirements such as the minimum scores on ALES and language proficiency tests should be reconsidered while calculating the total scores for the selection and recruitment process. The results also revealed that the interviews appeared a real matter of considerable concern for the great majority of the participants as the questions asked during the interviews were not structured or standardized to allow comparisons among candidates and that issue of serious concern were voiced by the participants on the specific requirements in job announcements.

Keywords:

English Language Instructors, Selection, Recruitment, Issues Challenges,

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