Foreign language education in Turkey at an early age: Parents and teachers perceptions and attitudes toward foreign language education at an early age

Emphasis of European Union about learn, know a foreign language and begining foreign language educatin at an early age revealed the tendency of begining foreign language education at an earlier age in both other countries and our country. In this study were searched ?foreign language education at en early/kind age? that is a new research and application field in european countries and Turkey, and perceptions and attitudes of this education?s teachers and parents whose children are going to school of foreign language at an early age. Through a questionnaire for parents? and teachers' views of foreign language education to be taken at an early age and tried to determine perceptions on this issue. Evaluation of the data obtained through surveys carried out based on frequency analysis using the SPSS 16.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program. Answers were tabulated as freguency and percentage and described in figures and perfomed profiency evaluation.In this study was determined that teachers of foreign language teaching at an early age have acted in conscious while language training the children of this age in terms of method and content. Also parents who send own children at an early age foreign language institutions wants their children to learn foreign language. It also determined that there are predominantly institutional problems about foreign language education at an early age and teachers of this education should take absolutely a special training in this field.Key Words: Early Foreign Language Education, Language Acquisition, Perception of Early Foreign Language